Gus McGinnis vs. Allen Sothoron — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Allen Sothoron
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Allen Sothoron 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. Allen Sothoron posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.31 and WHIP 1.377 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Allen Sothoron had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus McGinnis and Allen Sothoron

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.55
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
1.5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
1.1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.52
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Allen Sothoron
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.57
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.64
47.64
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
0.58
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Allen Sothoron
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
3.31
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4747
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1582.1
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Allen Sothoron
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1583
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Allen Sothoron
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.19
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Allen Sothoron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Allen Sothoron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Allen Sothoron
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
596
3.39
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Sothoron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
576
3.28
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.741
0.741
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Allen Sothoron
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.2
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Allen Sothoron
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.31
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Allen Sothoron
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6802
38.69
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.32
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Allen Sothoron
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
786
4.47
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Sothoron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Sothoron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Sothoron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.377
1.377
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6152
34.99
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Allen Sothoron
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and Allen Sothoron

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.58
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Sothoron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
27
Allen Sothoron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
9
Allen Sothoron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Allen Sothoron
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Allen Sothoron
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Allen Sothoron
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.432
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Sothoron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Sothoron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Sothoron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Sothoron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Sothoron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and Allen Sothoron

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
269.49
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
590
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
546
555.25
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Allen Sothoron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Allen Sothoron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
9
110.2
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
114.92
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
89.49
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20.34
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Sothoron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25.42
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Sothoron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Sothoron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32.32
32.87
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
10
122.45
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
145.42
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
131.19
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Allen Sothoron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Allen Sothoron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.491
0.491
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Allen Sothoron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Allen Sothoron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Allen Sothoron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
37.63
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
41.69
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
79.32
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33.78
34.35
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.02
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
15.25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Sothoron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Allen Sothoron
Career
Per 600 PA
93
94.58
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Allen Sothoron
Career
Per 600 PA
6.34
6.34
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Allen Sothoron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28.47
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Sothoron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Sothoron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Sothoron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.03
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Sothoron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.03
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Allen Sothoron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0