Barry Lersch vs. Jim Minshall — Career Comparison

Barry Lersch
Silent GenerationColoradoThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Minshall
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Barry Lersch 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 3.82 and 1.276 for Barry Lersch. By the career numbers, Jim Minshall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Barry Lersch and Jim Minshall

Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
2.67
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
10.13
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.84
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.28
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.5
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
36
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.36
31.36
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.14
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
3.82
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.067
0.067
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1711
27
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570.1
9
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
536
8.46
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.46
8.46
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.1
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.71
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.32
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
5
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
8.44
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.688
1.688
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.32
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2377
37.51
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
33.75
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.74
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
4.02
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.28
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.241
1.241
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.938
0.938
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2149
33.91
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
25.31
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.51
37.51
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.75
33.75

Fielding Stats for Barry Lersch and Jim Minshall

Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
2.67
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
10.13
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.84
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1711
27
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570.1
9
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.54
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.29
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.94
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.83
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.31
94.31
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.686
0.686
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.36
31.36
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Barry Lersch and Jim Minshall

Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
676.43
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
600
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
508.28
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
57.32
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
53.5
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.82
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.82
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
11.6
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
61.15
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
103.18
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
34.39
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.46
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
45.86
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
1.81
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.82
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
42.04
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
56
214.01
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
2.8
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
42.04
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.82
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.82
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA