Ad Lankford vs. Jim Minshall — Career Comparison

Ad Lankford
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightNorth AmericaNew York Lincoln StarsEastern Colored League (Independent)Starting Pitcher
Jim Minshall
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ad Lankford 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 4.53 and 1.616 for Ad Lankford. By the career numbers, Jim Minshall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ad Lankford and Jim Minshall

Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.26
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
10.13
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.05
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.67
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.34
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.84
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
4.53
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.067
0.067
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
644
27
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214.2
9
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
11.07
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.07
11.07
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.21
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.48
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
4.36
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
8.44
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.871
0.871
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.688
1.688
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.21
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
988
41.42
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
33.75
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
6.12
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.13
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.96
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.617
1.617
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.938
0.938
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
868
36.39
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
25.31
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.42
41.42
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.75
33.75

Fielding Stats for Ad Lankford and Jim Minshall

Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.27
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
10.13
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.43
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
2.07
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.74
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
2.5
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.46
91.46
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.974
1.974
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ad Lankford and Jim Minshall

Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
164.89
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
600
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
517.56
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
119.08
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
96.18
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.32
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.58
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.63
53.29
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
146.56
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
174.05
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
82.44
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
82.44
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
164.89
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.99
59.51
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
54.96
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
27.48
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA