Gus McGinnis vs. Spec Shea — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Spec Shea
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Spec Shea 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. Spec Shea posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.8 and WHIP 1.426 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Spec Shea had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus McGinnis and Spec Shea

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.86
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.53
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.44
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.9
54.9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.51
60.51
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.46
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2831
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
943.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
849
8.1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.63
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4.13
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
497
4.74
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
3.44
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.18
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4076
38.87
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.48
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
4.32
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.426
1.426
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3560
33.95
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.87
38.87

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and Spec Shea

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
13.75
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.06
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
383
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.45
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.25
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
8.81
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.67
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
12.69
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.58
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
12.27
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.892
0.892
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.56
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and Spec Shea

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
347.18
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
298
530.56
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.546
0.546
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
103.26
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
80.12
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.24
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.12
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.78
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.43
32.81
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
10
122.45
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
137.09
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
138.87
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
51.63
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
58.75
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
108.61
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.45
32.86
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.78
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
33.83
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
63
112.17
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
5.35
5.35
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
33.83
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.46
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA