Gus McGinnis vs. Harry Smith — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Harry Smith
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Harry 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. Harry Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.8 and WHIP 1.200 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Harry Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus McGinnis and Harry Smith

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
10.66
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.8
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.66
10.66
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.15
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.698
0.698
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
32.4
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
32.4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.4
32.4

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and Harry Smith

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.58
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
27
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
9
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and Harry Smith

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
489.8
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
97.96
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
208.16
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.08
-23.84
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA