Willie Blair vs. Jim Minshall — Career Comparison

Willie Blair
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Minshall
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Willie Blair 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 5.04 and 1.476 for Willie Blair. By the career numbers, Jim Minshall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willie Blair and Jim Minshall

Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
2.95
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
10.13
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.98
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.42
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.61
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.25
33.25
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
713
5.04
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.067
0.067
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3822
27
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1274
9
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1438
10.16
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
1.2
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
2.93
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.2
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
759
5.36
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
8.44
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.922
0.922
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.688
1.688
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.29
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5572
39.36
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
33.75
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.53
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
778
5.5
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.37
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.32
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
0.73
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.455
1.455
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.938
0.938
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5022
35.48
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
25.31
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.36
39.36
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.75
33.75

Fielding Stats for Willie Blair and Jim Minshall

Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
2.95
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
10.13
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.98
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3822
27
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1274
9
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.46
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.99
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
1.51
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
1.45
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.25
33.25
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Blair and Jim Minshall

Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
418
1510.84
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
600
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
534.94
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
39.76
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
36.14
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
4.9
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
43.37
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
61.45
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.69
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.07
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
39.76
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-5.85
-21.15
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.69
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
89
321.69
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.87
1.87
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
43.37
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA