Gus McGinnis vs. Stephen Strasburg — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Stephen Strasburg
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherSilver SluggerAll-Star

Stephen Strasburg 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. Stephen Strasburg posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.24 and WHIP 1.110 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Stephen Strasburg had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus McGinnis and Stephen Strasburg

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.55
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247
1.51
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
1.51
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.69
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.38
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.57
64.57
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
530
3.24
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4410
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1470
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1217
7.45
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.91
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
2.41
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.12
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1723
10.55
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.55
10.55
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.98
6.98
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.27
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.32
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5962
36.5
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
3.56
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.24
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.17
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.65
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.096
1.096
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5449
33.36
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.5
36.5

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and Stephen Strasburg

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.58
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247
1.51
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
1.51
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4410
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1470
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.59
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.8
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
1.46
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
1.4
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.4
95.4
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.923
0.923
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and Stephen Strasburg

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
285.6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
440
506.72
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
77.16
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
61.04
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
11.52
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.61
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.12
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.77
21.62
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
102.5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
105.95
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
26.49
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
33.4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
55.28
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.69
14.62
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
27.64
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
153
176.2
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
3.41
3.41
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
64.49
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.91
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA