Gus McGinnis vs. Bill Shores — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Shores
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Shores 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. Bill Shores posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.17 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Bill Shores had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus McGinnis and Bill Shores

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.19
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.89
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.59
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.34
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.41
63.41
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.63
40.63
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
4.17
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1186
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
395.1
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
9.68
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.68
9.68
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.64
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
3.82
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.94
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1740
39.61
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.6
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.89
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
4.96
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1566
35.65
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and Bill Shores

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.58
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
27
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
9
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.81
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.104
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and Bill Shores

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
411.43
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
518.57
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
90
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
85.71
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.29
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.29
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.41
23.17
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
94.29
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
132.86
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
51.43
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
6
25.71
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
77.14
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.71
24.45
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
42.86
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
46
197.14
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
3.04
3.04
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
38.57
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA