Gus McGinnis vs. Vic Sorrell — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Vic Sorrell
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Vic Sorrell 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. Vic Sorrell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.43 and WHIP 1.511 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Vic Sorrell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus McGinnis and Vic Sorrell

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.55
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
1.51
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
1.16
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.5
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.54
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.67
47.67
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.14
77.14
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.51
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
823
4.43
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5015
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1671.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1820
9.8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.8
9.8
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.54
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
706
3.8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
3.33
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.13
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7410
39.89
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.22
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
949
5.11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.511
1.511
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6684
35.99
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.89
39.89

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and Vic Sorrell

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.58
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
27
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
9
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.81
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.389
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and Vic Sorrell

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
281
270.63
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
623
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
553
532.58
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.406
0.406
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
74.16
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
63.56
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
9.63
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.96
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
10.59
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.63
16.98
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
85.71
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
107.87
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
33.71
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
26.97
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
60.67
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.23
9.85
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
33.71
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 600 PA
144
138.68
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
4.33
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
33.71
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.96
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.96
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0