Gus McGinnis vs. Curt Simmons — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Curt Simmons
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Curt Simmons 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. Curt Simmons posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.54 and WHIP 1.325 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Curt Simmons had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus McGinnis and Curt Simmons

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.55
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
569
1.53
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.24
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.52
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.49
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.33
51.33
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.2
81.2
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
0.44
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1318
3.54
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10045
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3348.1
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3313
8.91
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
0.69
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1063
2.86
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.17
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1697
4.56
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.824
0.824
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14144
38.02
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.15
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1551
4.17
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.307
1.307
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13028
35.02
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.02
38.02

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and Curt Simmons

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
2.15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
1.28
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7152
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2384
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.48
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
1.94
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
2.51
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
641
2.42
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.54
96.54
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.127
1.127
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.58
59.58
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and Curt Simmons

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
290.92
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1256
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1135
542.2
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.453
0.453
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
194
92.68
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
81.69
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
9.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.43
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.48
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
10.99
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45.3
21.64
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
222
106.05
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
121.82
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.408
0.408
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
44.43
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
36.31
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
80.25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38.76
18.52
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.96
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
28.18
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
283
135.19
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
4.44
4.44
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
27.23
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.43
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
16
7.64
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.96
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.48
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.43
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67