Max Lanier vs. Jim Minshall — Career Comparison

Max Lanier
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jim Minshall
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Max Lanier 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 3.01 and 1.297 for Max Lanier. By the career numbers, Jim Minshall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Max Lanier and Jim Minshall

Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
1.82
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
10.13
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.13
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.6
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.46
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.84
56.84
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.39
62.39
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.51
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.12
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
541
3.01
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.243
0.243
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.067
0.067
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4858
27
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1619.1
9
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1490
8.28
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.28
8.28
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.36
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
3.4
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
821
4.56
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
8.44
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.884
0.884
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.688
1.688
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.1
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6772
37.64
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
33.75
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.34
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
630
3.5
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.297
1.297
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.938
0.938
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6143
34.14
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
25.31
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.64
37.64
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.75
33.75

Fielding Stats for Max Lanier and Jim Minshall

Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
10.13
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
27
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
9
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
402
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.94
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.229
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Max Lanier and Jim Minshall

Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
328
328.55
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
599
600
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
535
535.89
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
99.17
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
94.16
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.01
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.01
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.71
18.74
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
105.18
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
122.2
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
46.08
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27.05
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
73.12
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.69
18.72
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.04
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
45
45.08
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.31
13.31
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
41.07
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17.03
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA