Gus McGinnis vs. Tim Pugh — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tim Pugh
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tim Pugh 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. Tim Pugh posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.97 and WHIP 1.550 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Tim Pugh had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus McGinnis and Tim Pugh

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.31
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.54
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.17
47.17
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.21
54.21
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
4.97
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1250
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
10.35
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.35
10.35
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
3.41
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
4.62
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.893
0.893
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.32
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1849
39.94
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
5.38
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.38
5.38
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.86
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.529
1.529
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1647
35.58
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.94
39.94

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and Tim Pugh

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.31
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1250
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.67
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
1.23
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1.97
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
1.9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.7
96.7
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.822
0.822
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.21
54.21
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and Tim Pugh

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
506.25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
510.94
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.543
0.543
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
103.13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
84.38
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.75
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.75
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.99
28.07
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
121.88
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
126.56
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.475
0.475
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 600 PA
6
28.13
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.75
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 600 PA
10
46.88
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.3
29.54
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.75
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 600 PA
38
178.13
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 600 PA
3.37
3.37
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Pugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
65.63
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.69
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Pugh
Career
Per 600 PA