Ralph Birkofer vs. Jim Minshall — Career Comparison

Ralph Birkofer
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Minshall
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ralph Birkofer 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 4.19 and 1.458 for Ralph Birkofer. By the career numbers, Jim Minshall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ralph Birkofer and Jim Minshall

Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
2.18
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
10.13
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.06
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.51
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.46
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.54
52.54
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.48
48.48
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.4
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
4.19
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.067
0.067
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1632
27
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
544
9
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
618
10.22
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.4
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
2.9
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
3.71
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
8.44
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.688
1.688
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.28
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2420
40.04
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
33.75
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.74
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
5.23
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.458
1.458
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.938
0.938
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2228
36.86
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
25.31
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.04
40.04
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.75
33.75

Fielding Stats for Ralph Birkofer and Jim Minshall

Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
10.13
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
27
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
9
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86.92
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.705
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ralph Birkofer and Jim Minshall

Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
377.46
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
600
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
583.1
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.549
0.549
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
140.85
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
118.31
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.72
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.82
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.54
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.12
39.79
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
166.2
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
152.11
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
50.7
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
61.97
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.68
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.99
45.05
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.82
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.45
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
39
109.86
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.46
5.46
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.63
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.63
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA