Gus McGinnis vs. Frank Tanana — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Frank Tanana
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Frank Tanana 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. Frank Tanana posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.297 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Frank Tanana had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus McGinnis and Frank Tanana

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.55
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
0.52
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.51
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.42
50.42
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.31
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.07
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1704
3.66
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4063
8.73
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
0.96
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1255
2.7
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2773
5.96
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.962
0.962
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.26
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.28
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.06
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17641
37.91
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.02
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1910
4.1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
0.35
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
0.66
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15975
34.33
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.91
37.91

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and Frank Tanana

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.58
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.49
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.04
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883
1.9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
1.86
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.85
97.85
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.09
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and Frank Tanana

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
639
5990.63
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
553.13
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
9
84.38
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
7
65.63
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.38
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
19.34
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
112.5
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
11
103.13
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
5
46.88
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
8
75
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
11.29
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
12
112.5
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
5.33
5.33
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0