Josh Beckett vs. Jim Minshall — Career Comparison

Josh Beckett
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jim Minshall
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Josh Beckett built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Minshall as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Minshall posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 1.125 compared to 3.88 and 1.245 for Josh Beckett. By the career numbers, Jim Minshall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Josh Beckett and Jim Minshall

Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
1.47
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
10.13
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.46
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.61
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.47
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.56
56.56
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.1
99.1
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
884
3.88
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.067
0.067
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6153
27
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051
9
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1897
8.32
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.32
8.32
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
1.04
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
629
2.76
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.12
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1901
8.34
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
8.44
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.34
8.34
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.234
1.234
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.688
1.688
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.26
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.33
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8579
37.65
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
33.75
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
957
4.2
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.29
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.18
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.61
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.232
1.232
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.938
0.938
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7767
34.08
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
25.31
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.65
37.65
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.75
33.75

Fielding Stats for Josh Beckett and Jim Minshall

Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
1.47
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
10.13
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.46
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6153
27
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051
9
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.58
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.97
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
1.63
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
1.55
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.89
94.89
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.054
1.054
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.1
99.1
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Beckett and Jim Minshall

Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
335
600
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
335
600
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
517.61
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
73.43
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
46.57
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.49
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.37
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
26.87
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.08
21.63
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
111.04
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
94.93
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
34.03
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
32.24
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
60.9
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.4
9.68
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.49
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
110
197.01
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.05
3.05
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
59.1
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.16
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA