Bill Drake vs. Jim Minshall — Career Comparison

Bill Drake
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Minshall
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Drake 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 3.69 and 1.393 for Bill Drake. By the career numbers, Jim Minshall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Drake and Jim Minshall

Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
1.36
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
10.13
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.05
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.58
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.51
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.02
53.02
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.42
77.42
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.72
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
3.69
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.067
0.067
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3704
27
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1234.2
9
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1298
9.46
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.21
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
3.08
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
4.05
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
8.44
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.688
1.688
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.23
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4862
35.44
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
33.75
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
654
4.77
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.04
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
0.66
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.393
1.393
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.938
0.938
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4267
31.1
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
25.31
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.44
35.44
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.75
33.75

Fielding Stats for Bill Drake and Jim Minshall

Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
1.52
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
10.13
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.14
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3358
27
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1119.1
9
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.31
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
3.41
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.28
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
4
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
3.71
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.96
92.96
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.444
2.444
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.13
75.13
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Drake and Jim Minshall

Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
220.04
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
600
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
470
533.08
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
105.48
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
81.66
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
13.61
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
23.82
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.61
42.66
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
146.31
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
148.58
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
55.58
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
55.58
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
104.35
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.56
44.87
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
36.29
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.54
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132.25
132.25
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
23.82
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA