Jim Minshall vs. Josh Towers — Career Comparison

Jim Minshall
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Josh Towers
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Josh Towers 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 4.95 and 1.399 for Josh Towers. By the career numbers, Jim Minshall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Minshall and Josh Towers

Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
10.13
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
1.71
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.38
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.55
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.68
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.58
80.58
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
402
4.95
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.067
0.067
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2194
27
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
731.1
9
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
887
10.92
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.5
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.51
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
8.44
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
4.79
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.688
1.688
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.43
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
33.75
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3158
38.86
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
5.43
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.33
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.84
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.938
0.938
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.381
1.381
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
25.31
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2960
36.43
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.75
33.75
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.86
38.86

Fielding Stats for Jim Minshall and Josh Towers

Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
10.13
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
1.71
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.38
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2194
27
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
731.1
9
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.05
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.29
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
2.44
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
2.34
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.96
95.96
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.58
80.58
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Minshall and Josh Towers

Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
4633.33
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
600
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
533.33
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.01
-0.23
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.24
-41.21
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA