Frank Blake vs. Jim Minshall — Career Comparison

Frank Blake
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Jim Minshall
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Frank Blake 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 2.26 and 1.162 for Frank Blake. By the career numbers, Jim Minshall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Frank Blake and Jim Minshall

Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.5
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
10.13
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.05
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.6
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.75
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.26
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.187
0.187
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.067
0.067
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
27
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119.2
9
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
6.02
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.02
6.02
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
4.44
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
7.6
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
8.44
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.6
7.6
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.337
1.337
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.688
1.688
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
37.45
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
33.75
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
3.16
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.68
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.83
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.162
1.162
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.938
0.938
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
32.11
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
25.31
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.45
37.45
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.75
33.75

Fielding Stats for Frank Blake and Jim Minshall

Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.53
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
10.13
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.12
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
27
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152.2
9
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.65
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.36
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.12
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.01
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.23
96.23
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.962
1.962
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.08
73.08
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Blake and Jim Minshall

Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
291.89
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
600
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
543.24
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
137.84
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
56.76
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.47
68.68
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
218.92
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.709
0.709
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
97.3
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
154.05
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.96
72.69
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.22
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA