Nelson Briles vs. Jim Minshall — Career Comparison

Nelson Briles
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Minshall
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nelson Briles 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 3.44 and 1.310 for Nelson Briles. By the career numbers, Jim Minshall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nelson Briles and Jim Minshall

Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.93
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
10.13
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.19
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.55
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.48
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.53
53.53
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.73
61.73
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.27
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
807
3.44
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.067
0.067
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6335
27
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2111.2
9
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2141
9.13
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.79
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
2.33
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.34
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1163
4.96
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
8.44
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.688
1.688
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.21
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.22
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8858
37.75
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
33.75
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.32
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
929
3.96
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.18
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.14
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.28
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.273
1.273
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.938
0.938
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8184
34.88
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
25.31
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.75
37.75
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.75
33.75

Fielding Stats for Nelson Briles and Jim Minshall

Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.93
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
10.13
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.19
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6337
27
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2112.1
9
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.56
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
1.12
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
1.74
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
1.68
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.57
96.57
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.872
0.872
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.73
61.73
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nelson Briles and Jim Minshall

Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
452
509.77
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
532
600
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
528.95
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
81.2
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
65.41
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.15
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.26
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.38
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.79
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.05
21.48
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
106.02
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
107.14
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.71
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.71
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
62.03
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.33
13.9
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.26
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
23.68
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
171
192.86
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.11
3.11
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
41.73
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.38
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.64
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA