Gus McGinnis vs. Ray Starr — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ray Starr
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ray Starr 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. Ray Starr posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.53 and WHIP 1.358 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Ray Starr had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus McGinnis and Ray Starr

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.78
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.48
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.45
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.39
51.39
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.77
63.77
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.45
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
3.53
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2097
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
699
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
8.63
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.63
8.63
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.42
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
3.59
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
2.43
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.698
0.698
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.17
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2974
38.29
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
3.89
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2682
34.53
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.29
38.29

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and Ray Starr

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.58
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
27
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
9
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.22
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.268
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and Ray Starr

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
331.2
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
250
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
508.8
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
62.4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
52.8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.95
11.89
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
72
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
93.6
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
28.8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
28.8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
57.6
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.75
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
31.2
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
81
194.4
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
3.09
3.09
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
60
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.2
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA