Willie Jensen vs. Greg Minton — Career Comparison

Willie Jensen
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Greg Minton
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Willie Jensen 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 3.64 and 1.667 for Willie Jensen. By the career numbers, Greg Minton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willie Jensen and Greg Minton

Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.29
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
710
5.65
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.07
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.47
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.52
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.58
47.58
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1.19
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3.64
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
3.1
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.413
0.413
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3392
27
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1130.2
9
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
10.71
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1082
8.61
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.61
8.61
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.34
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.29
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
3.84
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
1.04
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.93
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
3.81
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.691
0.691
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.851
0.851
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.45
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
30.64
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4810
38.29
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
3.3
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
4.07
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
3.6
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.59
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.28
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.22
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
25.93
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4202
33.45
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.436
0.436
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.64
30.64
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.29
38.29

Fielding Stats for Willie Jensen and Greg Minton

Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
710
5.65
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3392
27
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1130.2
9
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.76
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
2.08
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
2.94
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.83
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.48
96.48
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.167
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.501
0.501
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.14
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Minton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Jensen and Greg Minton

Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
257.14
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
712
3501.64
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
600
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
506.56
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
73.77
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
54.1
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.75
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.92
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.67
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.36
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.86
23.9
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
103.28
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
118.03
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.18
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.51
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
73.77
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.1
-47.01
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.3
16.22
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.92
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
39.34
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
428.57
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
196.72
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.05
3.05
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.26
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Minton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.92
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.84
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Minton
Career
Per 600 PA