Gus McGinnis vs. Ken Sanders — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Sanders
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Gus McGinnis and Ken Sanders are fairly close on the surface numbers. Ken Sanders posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.97 vs 4.99) and WHIP (1.354 vs 1.643). Gus McGinnis had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.17 per nine innings vs 0.67). By the career numbers, Ken Sanders had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Gus McGinnis and Ken Sanders

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
5.61
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.77
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.4
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.62
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.19
39.19
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.18
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.97
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1970
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
7.73
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.73
7.73
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.67
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
3.54
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.92
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
4.93
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.941
0.941
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.23
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2741
37.57
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.6
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
3.91
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
3.29
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.52
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.19
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.252
1.252
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2414
33.09
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.57
37.57

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and Ken Sanders

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
5.61
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1967
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
655.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.74
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.77
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
2.62
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
2.51
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.81
95.81
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.447
0.447
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and Ken Sanders

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
3662.69
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
489.8
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
465.67
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
6
53.73
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
6
53.73
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1.51
13.53
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
6
53.73
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
13
116.42
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
6
53.73
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.91
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
8
71.64
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
12.22
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.91
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
5
44.78
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
13
116.42
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
5.15
5.15
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
71.64
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA