Joe Dobson vs. Jim Minshall — Career Comparison

Joe Dobson
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jim Minshall
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Dobson 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 3.62 and 1.336 for Joe Dobson. By the career numbers, Jim Minshall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Dobson and Jim Minshall

Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.72
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
10.13
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.13
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.57
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.43
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.08
57.08
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.94
65.94
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.46
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
874
3.62
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.067
0.067
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6510
27
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2170
9
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2048
8.49
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.49
8.49
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.57
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
851
3.53
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
992
4.11
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
8.44
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.849
0.849
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.688
1.688
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.23
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9159
37.99
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
33.75
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.35
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
981
4.07
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.336
1.336
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.938
0.938
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8298
34.42
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
25.31
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.99
37.99
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.75
33.75

Fielding Stats for Joe Dobson and Jim Minshall

Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
1397.25
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
10.13
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
425.25
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1150.88
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
37.13
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
1613.25
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
1576.13
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.7
97.7
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.128
1.128
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
81
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Dobson and Jim Minshall

Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
414
302.19
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
822
600
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697
508.76
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
77.37
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
70.07
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.11
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.46
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.3
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.74
20.25
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
88.32
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
121.9
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
33.58
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
25.55
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
57.66
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.67
17.27
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.11
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
39.42
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
244
178.1
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.37
3.37
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
46.72
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.11
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA