Gus McGinnis vs. Rick Waits — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rick Waits
Baby BoomersGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rick Waits 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. Rick Waits posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.25 and WHIP 1.483 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Rick Waits had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus McGinnis and Rick Waits

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
2
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
1.2
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.58
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.2
46.2
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.94
59.94
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
4.25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4281
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1427
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1514
9.55
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
0.69
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
3.58
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.21
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
4.16
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.23
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6152
38.8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.28
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
4.67
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.4
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.21
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.02
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.459
1.459
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5475
34.53
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.8
38.8

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and Rick Waits

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
2
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
1.2
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4281
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1427
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.57
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
1.59
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
351
2.21
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
2.16
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.72
97.72
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.082
1.082
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.94
59.94
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and Rick Waits

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
329
197400
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
110.2
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2400
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
208.16
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2400
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.44
-263.73
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0