Rudy Minarcin vs. Mike Mussina — Career Comparison

Rudy Minarcin
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Mussina
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Mike Mussina built a career as a starting pitcher and Rudy Minarcin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Mussina posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.200 compared to 4.66 and 1.582 for Rudy Minarcin. By the career numbers, Mike Mussina had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rudy Minarcin and Mike Mussina

Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
3.71
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
1.36
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.69
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
1.35
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
0.68
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.48
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.39
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.83
63.83
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.57
18.57
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.81
99.81
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.14
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.06
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
4.66
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1458
3.68
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
27
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10688
27
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
9
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3562.2
9
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
8.95
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3460
8.74
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.95
8.95
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.27
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
0.95
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
4.71
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
1.98
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.58
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.07
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
3.71
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2813
7.11
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.11
7.11
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.935
0.935
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.18
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.26
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.15
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
40.02
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14593
36.86
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.48
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
5.66
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1559
3.94
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.23
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.21
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
0.74
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.518
1.518
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.192
1.192
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
662
35.05
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13576
34.3
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.02
40.02
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.86
36.86

Fielding Stats for Rudy Minarcin and Mike Mussina

Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
3.71
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
1.36
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.69
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
1.35
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
27
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10688
27
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
9
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3562.2
9
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.53
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.58
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.01
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
497
1.26
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.59
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
743
1.88
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.54
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
728
1.84
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.96
97.96
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.98
97.98
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.686
0.686
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.356
1.356
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.57
18.57
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.81
99.81
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.09
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rudy Minarcin and Mike Mussina

Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
70
1105.26
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537
5966.67
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
600
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
32
505.26
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
577.78
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
94.74
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
100
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
88.89
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.01
31.81
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
20.23
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
94.74
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
111.11
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
173.68
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
10
111.11
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.33
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
55.56
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
88.89
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.62
41.31
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
1.41
15.69
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
9
100
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.33
6.33
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Rudy Minarcin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Minarcin
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA