Gus McGinnis vs. Johnny Sain — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Johnny Sain
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Johnny Sain 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. Johnny Sain posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.49 and WHIP 1.302 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Johnny Sain had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus McGinnis and Johnny Sain

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
1.74
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.04
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.59
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.49
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.51
54.51
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.47
59.47
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.59
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
3.49
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6377
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2125.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2145
9.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.08
9.08
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.76
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
2.62
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
3.85
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.719
0.719
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.13
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8998
38.1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.53
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
947
4.01
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8349
35.35
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and Johnny Sain

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
29.2
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.25
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
26.29
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.35
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.67
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.64
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.58
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
35.29
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.32
96.32
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.209
1.209
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.28
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and Johnny Sain

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
433
303.5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
856
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
542.52
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
9
110.2
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
133.18
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
97.96
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
108.64
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
19.63
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
24.53
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56.59
39.66
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
10
122.45
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
164.72
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
151.4
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.574
0.574
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
48.36
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
70.79
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
117.06
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65.11
45.63
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
16.82
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
48.98
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
14.02
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
12.25
12.25
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.8
42.8
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
1.2
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
39.25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
25
17.52
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA