Gus McGinnis vs. Bobby Shantz — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bobby Shantz
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveMVPAll-Star

Bobby Shantz 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. Bobby Shantz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.287 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Bobby Shantz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus McGinnis and Bobby Shantz

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
2.5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.55
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.46
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.59
54.59
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.84
31.84
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.36
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.22
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
3.38
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5807
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1935.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1795
8.35
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
0.7
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
2.99
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1072
4.98
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.886
0.886
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.13
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.19
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8045
37.41
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.6
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.89
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
817
3.8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7361
34.23
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.41
37.41

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and Bobby Shantz

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
4.82
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3011
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1003.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.57
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.25
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
4.2
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.14
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.67
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
5.91
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.58
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
5.77
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.57
97.57
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.195
1.195
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.45
12.45
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.43
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and Bobby Shantz

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
578
537.67
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
645
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548
509.77
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.566
0.566
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
99.53
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
78.14
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
18.6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.86
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.93
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
21.4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37.69
35.06
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
10
122.45
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
124.65
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
147.91
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
55.81
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
42.79
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
97.67
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40.25
37.44
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.65
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
43.72
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
96
89.3
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
6.72
6.72
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
40.93
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.93
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.72
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.79
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.86
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.65
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60