Steve Blass vs. Jim Minshall — Career Comparison

Steve Blass
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jim Minshall
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Blass 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 3.63 and 1.380 for Steve Blass. By the career numbers, Jim Minshall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Blass and Jim Minshall

Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
1.59
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
10.13
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.3
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.58
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.43
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.54
57.54
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.91
81.91
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
644
3.63
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.067
0.067
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4792
27
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1597.1
9
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
1558
8.78
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.72
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
3.36
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.28
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
896
5.05
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
8.44
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.935
0.935
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.688
1.688
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.32
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6780
38.2
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
33.75
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
4.16
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.19
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.11
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.349
1.349
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.938
0.938
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6092
34.32
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
25.31
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.2
38.2
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.75
33.75

Fielding Stats for Steve Blass and Jim Minshall

Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.59
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
10.13
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.3
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4795
27
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1598.1
9
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.77
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
1.41
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
2.27
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.18
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.371
1.371
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.63
81.63
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.11
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Blass and Jim Minshall

Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
295
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
600
600
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
546
546
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
94
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
83
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.54
19.54
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
110
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
105
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
42
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
37
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.93
14.93
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
140
140
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.29
4.29
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
40
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA