Gus McGinnis vs. Michael Pineda — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Michael Pineda
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Michael Pineda 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. Michael Pineda posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.06 and WHIP 1.205 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Michael Pineda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus McGinnis and Michael Pineda

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Michael Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Michael Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.62
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Michael Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.61
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Michael Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.57
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.54
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Michael Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.2
51.2
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Michael Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.45
99.45
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
4.06
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Michael Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Michael Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Michael Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Michael Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Michael Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3026
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Michael Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1008.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
990
8.83
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Michael Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
1.28
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
1.97
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Michael Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Michael Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
966
8.62
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Michael Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.62
8.62
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Michael Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Michael Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.177
1.177
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.33
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.21
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Michael Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4189
37.38
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
4.35
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Michael Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.26
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.46
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Michael Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.201
1.201
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Michael Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3900
34.8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Michael Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.38
37.38

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and Michael Pineda

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Michael Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Michael Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.62
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.61
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Michael Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3026
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Michael Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1008.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Michael Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.38
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Michael Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
0.91
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Michael Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
1.37
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Michael Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.29
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.77
94.77
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.801
0.801
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.45
99.45
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Michael Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and Michael Pineda

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Michael Pineda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Michael Pineda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
5715.79
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
568.42
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-0.78
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.19
-37.5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
252.63
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Pineda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA