Gus McGinnis vs. Willie Spearman — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Willie Spearman
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Willie Spearman 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. Gus McGinnis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.99 and WHIP 1.643 compared to 5.07 and 1.480 for Willie Spearman. By the career numbers, Gus McGinnis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus McGinnis and Willie Spearman

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.68
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.45
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.64
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.3
41.3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.2
66.2
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.6
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.62
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
4.99
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
5.07
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.99
7.99
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1139
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
9.81
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.81
9.81
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.21
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
3.51
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
4.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.28
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
914
21.67
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.24
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
6.28
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.28
6.28
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.36
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.28
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
739
17.52
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.726
0.726
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.67
21.67

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and Willie Spearman

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.16
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.05
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.21
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
2.09
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
2.65
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
2.31
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.1
87.1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.86
64.86
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and Willie Spearman

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
295.14
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
551.35
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
9
110.2
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
139.46
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
97.3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.22
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.97
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.97
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
42.16
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
4.54
55.57
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.52
69.78
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
10
122.45
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
220.54
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
178.38
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.617
0.617
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.702
0.702
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.613
0.613
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.646
0.646
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
61.62
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
97.3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
145.95
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
5.45
66.71
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.45
76.06
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.49
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
32.43
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48.98
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.49
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
12.25
12.25
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92.5
92.5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.73
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.49
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.49
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100