Gus McGinnis vs. Pete Sunkett — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pete Sunkett
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Pete Sunkett 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 5.2 and 1.431 for Pete Sunkett. 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 Pete Sunkett

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.03
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.79
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
4.99
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
5.2
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
27
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
8.81
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
3.95
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
4.18
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.904
0.904
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
357
40.33
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.6
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
6.44
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.44
6.44
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.418
1.418
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
35.59
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.33
40.33

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and Pete Sunkett

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.91
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.76
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
496
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165.1
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.09
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.25
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.99
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.67
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.35
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.58
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
4.08
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.632
1.632
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and Pete Sunkett

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
278.57
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
571.43
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.518
0.518
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
9
110.2
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
114.29
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
85.71
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.57
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.13
36.62
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
10
122.45
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
157.14
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
135.71
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
78.57
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
8
57.14
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
135.71
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
5.43
38.81
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.43
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48.98
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
12.25
12.25
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
42
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA