Jim Minshall vs. Ralph Works — Career Comparison

Jim Minshall
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ralph Works
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ralph Works 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 3.79 and 1.432 for Ralph Works. 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 Ralph Works

Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
10.13
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
1.79
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.87
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.43
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Ralph Works
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.43
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.48
48.48
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.51
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ralph Works
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
3.79
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ralph Works
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Ralph Works
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ralph Works
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.067
0.067
Ralph Works
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1496
27
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498.2
9
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Ralph Works
Career
Per 9 Innings
512
9.24
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Ralph Works
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ralph Works
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ralph Works
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ralph Works
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.05
0.05
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Ralph Works
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
3.65
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
8.44
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
3.75
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Ralph Works
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.688
1.688
Ralph Works
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.822
0.822
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ralph Works
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.36
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ralph Works
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.4
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Works
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
33.75
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2123
38.32
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.74
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Ralph Works
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
5.04
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Ralph Works
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Works
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Ralph Works
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.938
0.938
Ralph Works
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.432
1.432
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
25.31
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1899
34.27
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ralph Works
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Ralph Works
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.75
33.75
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.32
38.32

Fielding Stats for Jim Minshall and Ralph Works

Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
10.13
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.94
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.84
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
27
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
9
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.66
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
7.68
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ralph Works
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.02
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
9.36
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
8.34
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.1
89.1
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.404
1.404
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.14
14.14
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Works
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Works
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Works
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Works
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Minshall and Ralph Works

Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
326.37
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
600
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
576.92
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
92.31
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
79.12
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.19
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Works
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Works
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.19
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Works
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Works
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.42
17.86
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
105.49
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
102.2
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
32.97
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
29.67
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
62.64
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
9.54
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Works
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.89
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Works
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ralph Works
Career
Per 600 PA
48
158.24
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.79
3.79
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Works
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.19
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Works
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Works
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Works
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Works
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Works
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Works
Career
Per 600 PA