Gus McGinnis vs. Eugene Smith — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eugene Smith
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Eugene 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. Eugene Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.15 and WHIP 1.446 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Eugene Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus McGinnis and Eugene Smith

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.55
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
1.46
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.21
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.46
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.63
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.31
42.31
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.6
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.71
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
4.15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1295
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.07
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4.13
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
4.94
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
6.11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.11
6.11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.228
1.228
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.35
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.69
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1956
40.78
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
5.5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.77
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.71
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.446
1.446
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1649
34.38
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.78
40.78

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and Eugene Smith

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.58
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
1.46
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.18
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1446
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.56
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
2.13
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.34
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.67
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.02
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.58
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.69
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.632
1.632
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.846
1.846
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.77
80.77
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and Eugene Smith

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
249.11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
546.43
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.551
0.551
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
101.79
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
75
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.39
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.68
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.71
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
26.79
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.05
43
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
10
122.45
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
152.68
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
147.32
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
72.32
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
53.57
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
115.18
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.85
42.46
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
45.54
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48.98
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.68
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
12.25
12.25
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
224
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.04
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 600 PA