Gus McGinnis vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Fernando Valenzuela 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. Fernando Valenzuela posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.54 and WHIP 1.343 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Fernando Valenzuela had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus McGinnis and Fernando Valenzuela

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.55
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.35
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.69
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and Fernando Valenzuela

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.8
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818
2.51
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788
2.42
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.33
96.33
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.632
1.632
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and Fernando Valenzuela

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
272.67
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
107.57
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
86.29
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49.61
28.54
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
10
122.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
48.32
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
74.78
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.68
26.85
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
145
83.41
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
7.19
7.19
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0