Gus McGinnis vs. Charlie Smith — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Smith
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Smith 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. Charlie Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.81 and WHIP 1.232 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Charlie Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus McGinnis and Charlie Smith

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.55
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
1.41
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.99
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.44
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.58
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.14
43.14
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.81
69.81
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.58
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
2.81
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.1
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1309
8.73
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.35
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
3.8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.698
0.698
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
0.684
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.21
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.19
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5479
36.54
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.33
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
3.92
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5097
34
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.54
36.54

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and Charlie Smith

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
1.86
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.99
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3087
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.25
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.48
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.21
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.67
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
4.01
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.58
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.8
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.76
94.76
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.632
1.632
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.038
2.038
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and Charlie Smith

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
266.94
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447
547.35
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
82.04
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
73.47
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
6.12
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
8.57
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.19
17.37
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
94.29
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
101.63
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.94
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.94
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
52.65
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.56
10.49
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.12
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
13.47
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
85
104.08
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.76
5.76
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
33.06
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA