Gus McGinnis vs. Juan Pizarro — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Juan Pizarro
Silent GenerationP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Juan Pizarro 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. Juan Pizarro posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.43 and WHIP 1.358 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Juan Pizarro had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus McGinnis and Juan Pizarro

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
2.16
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.58
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Juan Pizarro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.46
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.51
55.51
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.2
50.2
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.35
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.12
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Juan Pizarro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
776
3.43
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6103
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2034.1
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Juan Pizarro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1807
7.99
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Juan Pizarro
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
0.89
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Juan Pizarro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Juan Pizarro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Juan Pizarro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
3.93
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Pizarro
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1522
6.73
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.73
6.73
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.185
1.185
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Juan Pizarro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.29
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Juan Pizarro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.18
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Pizarro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8690
38.45
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
0.53
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Juan Pizarro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
890
3.94
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Pizarro
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Pizarro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7740
34.24
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Juan Pizarro
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and Juan Pizarro

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
2.16
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6102
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2034
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.33
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.32
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Juan Pizarro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
1.7
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
1.65
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Juan Pizarro
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Juan Pizarro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.2
50.2
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Pizarro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Pizarro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Pizarro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Pizarro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and Juan Pizarro

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
410.48
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
725
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
658
544.55
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Juan Pizarro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Juan Pizarro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.546
0.546
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
110.07
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
86.9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
14.9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.66
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.62
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
23.17
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42.66
35.31
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
10
122.45
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
148.14
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
137.38
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Juan Pizarro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Juan Pizarro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Juan Pizarro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Juan Pizarro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
59.59
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
54.62
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
107.59
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40.55
33.56
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.83
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
26.48
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.83
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Juan Pizarro
Career
Per 600 PA
191
158.07
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Juan Pizarro
Career
Per 600 PA
3.8
3.8
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Juan Pizarro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
19.86
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.28
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Juan Pizarro
Career
Per 600 PA
14
11.59
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.83
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.83
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.66
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Juan Pizarro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50