Gus McGinnis vs. Blake Snell — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Blake Snell
MillenialWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Blake Snell 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. Blake Snell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.15 and WHIP 1.225 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Blake Snell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus McGinnis and Blake Snell

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
1.73
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
1.73
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.63
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.48
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.64
56.64
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
3.15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3474
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1158
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
891
6.92
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.86
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
4.05
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1440
11.19
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.19
11.19
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.49
6.49
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.693
1.693
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.67
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4791
37.24
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
3.42
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.14
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.62
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.219
1.219
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4222
32.81
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.24
37.24

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and Blake Snell

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
1.73
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.73
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3474
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1158
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.22
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
0.89
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
1.14
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1.11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.28
97.28
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.644
0.644
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100.45
100.45
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and Blake Snell

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
2676
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
504
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
6.79
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
8
96
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.6
-7.18
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
20
240
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA