Gus McGinnis vs. Barney Wolfe — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Barney Wolfe
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Barney Wolfe 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. Barney Wolfe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.96 and WHIP 1.142 compared to 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Barney Wolfe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus McGinnis and Barney Wolfe

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.55
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.34
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.37
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.69
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
35
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.26
80.26
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.6
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.81
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
2.96
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1532
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
8.53
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.74
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
2.82
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.698
0.698
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.507
0.507
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2057
36.25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.25
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
4.14
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.142
1.142
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1929
34
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.25
36.25

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and Barney Wolfe

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.58
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.34
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.79
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1533
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.46
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.25
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.54
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.67
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.14
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.58
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.99
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.51
95.51
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.632
1.632
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.237
2.237
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.21
59.21
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and Barney Wolfe

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
241.27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
555.56
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
60.32
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
47.62
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.35
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.7
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.91
15.58
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
82.54
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
92.06
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
38.1
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
7
22.22
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
57.14
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.34
-1.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
9
28.57
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
60
190.48
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
3.15
3.15
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.7
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA