Gus McGinnis vs. Thomas Saxon — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Thomas Saxon
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Thomas Saxon 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. Thomas Saxon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.05 and WHIP 1.200 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Thomas Saxon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus McGinnis and Thomas Saxon

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.7
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.77
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.27
27.27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.05
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.08
6.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4.13
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.73
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.38
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
39.83
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.6
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.73
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
33.75
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.83
39.83

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and Thomas Saxon

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.7
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and Thomas Saxon

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
400
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
489.8
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
29.73
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.613
0.613
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.45
66.71
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
68.03
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
110.2
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48.98
Thomas Saxon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Saxon
Career
Per 600 PA