Lefty Boone vs. Jim Minshall — Career Comparison

Lefty Boone
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jim Minshall
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lefty Boone 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 5.87 and 1.638 for Lefty Boone. By the career numbers, Jim Minshall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Boone and Jim Minshall

Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
2.22
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
10.13
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.83
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.46
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.85
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
35
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.35
82.35
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.39
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
5.87
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.067
0.067
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
9.13
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
5.61
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
8.93
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
8.44
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.616
1.616
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.688
1.688
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.72
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
641
41.8
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
33.75
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
7.3
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.65
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.638
1.638
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.938
0.938
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
35.15
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
25.31
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.8
41.8
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.75
33.75

Fielding Stats for Lefty Boone and Jim Minshall

Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
2.22
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
10.13
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.83
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.3
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.09
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.5
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.88
71.88
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.677
0.677
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.35
82.35
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Boone and Jim Minshall

Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
362.07
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
600
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
537.93
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
62.07
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
51.72
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.35
14
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
93.1
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
51.72
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
82.76
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
2.57
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
58
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA