Gus McGinnis vs. Joe Smith — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Smith
UnknownThrows RightSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe 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. Joe Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.1 and WHIP 1.000 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Joe Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus McGinnis and Joe Smith

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.55
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.2
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.6
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
8.1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.698
0.698
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
35.7
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
33.3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.7
35.7

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and Joe Smith

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.58
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
2.25
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
2.67
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.2
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
2.58
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.632
1.632
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and Joe Smith

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
184.62
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
489.8
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
461.54
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.825
0.825
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
110.2
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
97.96
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.54
55.57
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.77
81.89
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
122.45
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.617
0.617
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.613
0.613
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
110.2
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
184.62
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.45
66.71
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.01
92.81
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48.98
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100