Gus McGinnis vs. Scott Sanderson — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scott Sanderson
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Scott Sanderson 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. Scott Sanderson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.84 and WHIP 1.275 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Scott Sanderson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus McGinnis and Scott Sanderson

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
1.66
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
1.43
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.57
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.27
53.27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.23
86.23
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1093
3.84
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7685
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2561.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2590
9.1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.04
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
2.2
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.18
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1611
5.66
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.873
0.873
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.14
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.15
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10709
37.62
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1209
4.25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.33
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.33
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.53
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9853
34.62
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.62
37.62

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and Scott Sanderson

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
1.66
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
1.43
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7685
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2561.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.54
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
0.93
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
1.53
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
1.47
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.86
95.86
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.884
0.884
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.23
86.23
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and Scott Sanderson

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
473
497.02
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
571
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
498.07
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
48.34
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
32.57
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.66
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.76
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.5
12.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
68.3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
79.86
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
21.02
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
27.32
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
46.23
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.43
-4.66
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.2
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
27.32
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
224
235.38
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.55
2.55
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
69.35
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA