Dixie Davis vs. Jim Minshall — Career Comparison

Dixie Davis
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Minshall
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dixie Davis 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 3.97 and 1.516 for Dixie Davis. By the career numbers, Jim Minshall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dixie Davis and Jim Minshall

Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
1.63
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
10.13
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.13
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.51
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.48
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.37
51.37
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.04
69.04
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.53
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
581
3.97
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.067
0.067
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3956
27
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1318.2
9
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1311
8.95
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.95
8.95
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.43
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
688
4.7
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
3.14
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
8.44
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.871
0.871
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.688
1.688
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.15
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5844
39.89
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
33.75
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.31
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
722
4.93
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.516
1.516
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.938
0.938
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5111
34.88
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
25.31
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.89
39.89
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.75
33.75

Fielding Stats for Dixie Davis and Jim Minshall

Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
10.13
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
27
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
9
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
337
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.2
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.41
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dixie Davis and Jim Minshall

Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
289.16
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
600
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
441
531.33
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
104.82
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
91.57
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.05
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.25
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.47
29.48
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
119.28
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
137.35
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.55
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
36.14
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
74.7
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.51
33.15
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
32.53
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
42
50.6
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.86
11.86
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
36.14
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA