Gus McGinnis vs. Stan Spencer — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Stan Spencer
Gen XWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Stan Spencer 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 5.54 and 1.390 for Stan Spencer. 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 Stan Spencer

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.74
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.59
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.27
27.27
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.3
91.3
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
4.99
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
5.54
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
9.78
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.78
9.78
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.74
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.58
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
8.12
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.188
1.188
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.3
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
515
39.06
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
6.22
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.22
6.22
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.374
1.374
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
470
35.65
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.06
39.06

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and Stan Spencer

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.74
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.59
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.21
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.21
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.696
0.696
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.3
91.3
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and Stan Spencer

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
378.95
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
489.8
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
31
489.47
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.513
0.513
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
78.95
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.18
18.61
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
110.53
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
94.74
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
10.07
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
13
205.26
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.92
2.92
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA