Gus McGinnis vs. Al Spalding — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Spalding
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red StockingsUnknownHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Al Spalding 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. Al Spalding posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.13 and WHIP 1.193 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Al Spalding had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus McGinnis and Al Spalding

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.55
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
1.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
1.01
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
0.78
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.43
79.43
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.66
93.66
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.6
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
0.87
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.07
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
2.13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8659
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2886.1
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3280
10.23
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.23
10.23
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.51
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.15
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
0.77
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.698
0.698
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.32
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12724
39.68
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1790
5.58
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.193
1.193
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
37.23
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12560
39.16
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.68
39.68

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and Al Spalding

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.58
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
1.18
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.37
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11022
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3674
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
1.93
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
726
1.78
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.38
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.67
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1672
4.1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.58
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1515
3.71
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.61
90.61
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.632
1.632
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.156
3.156
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.25
31.25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.14
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and Al Spalding

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
411
124.04
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1988
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1959
591.25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
9
110.2
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
185.01
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
97.96
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
152.72
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
25.96
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
5.73
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
32.29
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
4.54
55.57
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229.38
69.23
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
10
122.45
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
743
224.25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
642
193.76
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.617
0.617
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.702
0.702
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.584
0.584
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
9
110.2
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
125.86
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
97.96
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
338
102.01
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
17
208.16
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
753
227.26
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
5.45
66.71
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272.01
82.1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
8.75
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
48.98
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
7.85
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
12.25
12.25
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.46
76.46
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
1.12
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.51
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
5.43
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.91
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.34
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.71
85.71