Gus McGinnis vs. Scott Sanders — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scott Sanders
Gen XMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scott Sanders 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 Sanders posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.86 and WHIP 1.439 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Scott Sanders had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus McGinnis and Scott Sanders

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
3.1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.16
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.45
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.59
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.04
43.04
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
4.86
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2045
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
8.9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
1.23
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
3.64
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.41
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
632
8.34
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.5
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.18
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2976
39.29
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.6
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.62
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
5.27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.41
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.38
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2626
34.67
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and Scott Sanders

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
3.1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.16
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2045
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.65
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.75
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
1.49
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.4
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.81
93.81
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.451
0.451
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.45
37.45
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and Scott Sanders

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
919.48
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
502.6
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.548
0.548
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
97.4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
74.03
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
23.38
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
23.38
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.19
28.01
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
120.78
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
116.88
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.464
0.464
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.58
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
8
31.17
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
12
46.75
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.28
28.38
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
5
19.48
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
42
163.64
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
77.92
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100