Gus McGinnis vs. Jay Spurgeon — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jay Spurgeon
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jay Spurgeon 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 6 and 1.708 for Jay Spurgeon. 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 Jay Spurgeon

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.63
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.5
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
4.99
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.88
6.88
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.92
6.92
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
9.75
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.75
9.75
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.88
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4.13
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.63
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
41.25
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.13
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.643
1.643
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.708
1.708
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
34.5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.25
41.25

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and Jay Spurgeon

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.63
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.5
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.13
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and Jay Spurgeon

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
600
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
489.8
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48.98
Jay Spurgeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Spurgeon
Career
Per 600 PA