Eric Lauer vs. Jim Minshall — Career Comparison

Eric Lauer
MillenialOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Minshall
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Eric Lauer 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 4.13 and 1.339 for Eric Lauer. By the career numbers, Jim Minshall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eric Lauer and Jim Minshall

Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
1.9
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
10.13
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.63
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.58
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.5
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.57
53.57
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.81
85.81
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
4.13
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.067
0.067
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2104
27
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
701.1
9
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
675
8.66
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.66
8.66
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
1.42
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
3.29
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
8.59
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
8.44
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.319
1.319
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.688
1.688
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.18
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3003
38.54
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
33.75
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
4.54
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.18
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.19
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.45
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.328
1.328
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.938
0.938
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2699
34.64
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
25.31
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.54
38.54
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.75
33.75

Fielding Stats for Eric Lauer and Jim Minshall

Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
1.9
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
10.13
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.63
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2104
27
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
701.1
9
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.36
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.85
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.32
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.21
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.26
91.26
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.635
0.635
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.81
85.81
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eric Lauer and Jim Minshall

Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
743.8
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
600
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
476.03
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.88
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.83
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.13
15.53
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
79.34
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
79.34
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.79
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.79
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.01
-0.07
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.79
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
53
262.81
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
2.28
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.92
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA