Rube Fischer vs. Greg Minton — Career Comparison

Rube Fischer
Greatest GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Greg Minton
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Rube Fischer built a career as a starting pitcher and Greg Minton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Greg Minton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.1 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 5.1 and 1.667 for Rube Fischer. By the career numbers, Greg Minton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rube Fischer and Greg Minton

Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
2.54
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
710
5.65
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.96
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.38
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.47
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.8
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.52
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
32
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.58
47.58
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.96
37.96
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1.19
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
5.1
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
3.1
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1148
27
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3392
27
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
382.2
9
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1130.2
9
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
9.78
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1082
8.61
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.61
8.61
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.34
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
5.22
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
3.84
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
1.04
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
3.2
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
3.81
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.936
0.936
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.851
0.851
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.45
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.21
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1754
41.25
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4810
38.29
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.68
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
3.3
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
5.69
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
3.6
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.59
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.28
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.22
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1523
35.82
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4202
33.45
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.25
41.25
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.29
38.29

Fielding Stats for Rube Fischer and Greg Minton

Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
710
5.65
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3392
27
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1130.2
9
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.76
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
2.08
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
2.94
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.83
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.48
96.48
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.602
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.501
0.501
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.14
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Fischer and Greg Minton

Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
108
531.15
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
712
3501.64
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
122
600
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA
122
600
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
560.66
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA
103
506.56
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.488
0.488
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
108.2
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA
15
73.77
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
78.69
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA
11
54.1
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.75
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.75
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.92
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.92
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.51
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
19.67
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.78
38.26
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA
4.86
23.9
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
162.3
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA
21
103.28
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
132.79
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA
24
118.03
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.416
0.416
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
54.1
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA
10
49.18
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
63.93
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.51
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
108.2
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA
15
73.77
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.97
34.27
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA
3.3
16.22
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.92
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
24.59
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
39.34
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
127.87
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA
40
196.72
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.69
4.69
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA
3.05
3.05
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.75
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.26
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.92
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.84
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.84
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA