Gus McGinnis vs. Carlos Silva — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Carlos Silva
Gen XVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Carlos Silva 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. Carlos Silva posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.68 and WHIP 1.417 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Carlos Silva had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus McGinnis and Carlos Silva

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
2.29
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.51
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.51
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
4.68
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3725
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1241.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
10.66
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
1496
10.84
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.66
10.66
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.84
10.84
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
1.11
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.73
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.18
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
4.02
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.698
0.698
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.638
0.638
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.23
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.33
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5319
38.55
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.28
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
687
4.98
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.31
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.16
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.397
1.397
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4959
35.94
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and Carlos Silva

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
2.29
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3725
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1241.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.54
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
1.17
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.75
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
1.71
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.747
0.747
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and Carlos Silva

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
316
2670.42
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
490.14
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
5
42.25
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
4.94
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
7
59.15
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
9
76.06
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.18
-18.46
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
4
33.8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
22
185.92
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
3.23
3.23
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
76.06
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
4
33.8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA