Gus McGinnis vs. Urban Shocker — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Urban Shocker
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Urban Shocker 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. Urban Shocker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.17 and WHIP 1.255 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Urban Shocker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus McGinnis and Urban Shocker

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.55
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
412
1.38
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.06
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.63
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.39
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.51
61.51
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.94
76.94
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.6
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.67
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
945
3.17
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8045
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2681.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2709
9.09
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.09
9.09
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.42
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
2.2
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
983
3.3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.698
0.698
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.07
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.12
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11140
37.39
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.23
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1127
3.78
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10446
35.06
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.39
37.39

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and Urban Shocker

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.58
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
412
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
27
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
9
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
599
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
769
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
754
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.05
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.83
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and Urban Shocker

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
236.33
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1046
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
489.8
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
798
457.74
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
95.79
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
80.31
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
13.19
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.72
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.57
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
15.49
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78.91
45.26
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
114.15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
317
181.84
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.334
0.334
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.584
0.584
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.552
0.552
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
51.05
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
40.15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
90.63
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93.2
53.46
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.31
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
79.73
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 600 PA
211
121.03
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 600 PA
4.96
4.96
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
56.21
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.57
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.72
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.29
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25