Gus McGinnis vs. Dan Serafini — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dan Serafini
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dan Serafini 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. Gus McGinnis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.99 and WHIP 1.643 compared to 6.04 and 1.741 for Dan Serafini. By the career numbers, Gus McGinnis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus McGinnis and Dan Serafini

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dan Serafini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Dan Serafini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.55
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Dan Serafini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Dan Serafini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.51
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.55
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Dan Serafini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.39
48.39
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.73
31.73
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Serafini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
4.99
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
6.04
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Dan Serafini
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
791
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Dan Serafini
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
10.66
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
11.43
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.66
10.66
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.26
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
4.03
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.2
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Dan Serafini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Dan Serafini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
4.34
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Dan Serafini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Dan Serafini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.929
0.929
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.34
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.27
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
41.79
Dan Serafini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1226
41.85
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Dan Serafini
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.51
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
6.52
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Dan Serafini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.52
6.52
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.79
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.48
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Serafini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.85
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.643
1.643
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.718
1.718
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Dan Serafini
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1063
36.28
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Dan Serafini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.79
41.79
Dan Serafini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and Dan Serafini

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dan Serafini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Dan Serafini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.55
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Serafini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Dan Serafini
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
791
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Dan Serafini
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Dan Serafini
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.82
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.09
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.06
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Serafini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.73
31.73
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and Dan Serafini

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dan Serafini
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Dan Serafini
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
1235.29
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Dan Serafini
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Dan Serafini
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
505.88
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
3.25
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
6
70.59
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.68
-19.75
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
19
223.53
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
2.68
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Serafini
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
58.82
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA