Gus McGinnis vs. Ray Scarborough — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ray Scarborough
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ray Scarborough 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. Ray Scarborough posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.13 and WHIP 1.469 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Ray Scarborough had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus McGinnis and Ray Scarborough

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
2
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.06
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.5
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.54
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.48
48.48
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.83
52.83
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.37
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
656
4.13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1487
9.37
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.37
9.37
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.55
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
3.85
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
3.55
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.822
0.822
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.19
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.28
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6297
39.67
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.47
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
4.76
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.469
1.469
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5642
35.54
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.67
39.67

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and Ray Scarborough

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.58
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
27
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
9
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
363
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.56
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.142
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and Ray Scarborough

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
318
377.82
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
505
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
456
541.78
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 600 PA
0.481
0.481
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
100.99
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
86.73
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
11.88
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.19
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.19
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.26
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.26
22.88
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
118.81
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
122.38
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
38.02
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
41.58
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
78.42
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.35
20.62
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
21.39
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 600 PA
81
96.24
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 600 PA
6.23
6.23
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
36.83
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 600 PA
13
15.45
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 600 PA