Gus McGinnis vs. Kevin Pickford — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kevin Pickford
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kevin Pickford built a career as a starting pitcher and Gus McGinnis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gus McGinnis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.99 and WHIP 1.643 compared to 6 and 1.933 for Kevin Pickford. By the career numbers, Gus McGinnis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus McGinnis and Kevin Pickford

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.8
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.2
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Kevin Pickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.27
27.27
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
4.99
Kevin Pickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
6
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
10.66
Kevin Pickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
11.1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.66
10.66
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.1
11.1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4.13
Kevin Pickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
6
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Kevin Pickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Kevin Pickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Kevin Pickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Kevin Pickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
41.79
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
43.2
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.6
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Kevin Pickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
6.9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Kevin Pickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.9
6.9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Pickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.643
1.643
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
35.4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Kevin Pickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.351
0.351
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.79
41.79
Kevin Pickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and Kevin Pickford

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Pickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.2
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
2.67
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.7
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.4
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Pickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and Kevin Pickford

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
1920
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.53
-63.84
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Kevin Pickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Pickford
Career
Per 600 PA