Gus McGinnis vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Tim Wakefield 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. Tim Wakefield posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.41 and WHIP 1.361 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Tim Wakefield had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus McGinnis and Tim Wakefield

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
1.75
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.56
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.09
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582
4.41
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
8.79
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
3.36
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.09
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
6.01
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.37
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13939
38.88
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.22
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1791
5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.14
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.65
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12388
34.56
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and Tim Wakefield

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
1.75
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.63
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.63
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
1.55
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and Tim Wakefield

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
2907.69
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
512.31
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
60
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
46.15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
9.23
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
15.14
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
83.08
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
17
78.46
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.31
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
47
216.92
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
2.77
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA