Jack Aker vs. Joe Trimble — Career Comparison

Jack Aker
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Trimble
Silent GenerationRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Trimble built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Aker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Aker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.28 and WHIP 1.369 compared to 7.48 and 1.846 for Joe Trimble. By the career numbers, Jack Aker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Aker and Joe Trimble

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.09
51.09
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.48
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.28
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.48
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.79
7.79
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2238
27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
9
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
8.19
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
9.55
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
3.31
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.65
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.82
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
4.87
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
4.15
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.48
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3144
37.93
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
42.78
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.87
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
3.76
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
7.89
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2786
33.61
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
35.72
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.78
42.78

Fielding Stats for Jack Aker and Joe Trimble

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.78
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
2.01
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.49
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
2.89
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.32
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
2.8
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.469
0.469
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.24
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Aker and Joe Trimble

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
2861.54
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
530.77
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
4.66
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.37
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
17.31
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.13
-23.83
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.38
-32.34
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
51
294.23
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
2.04
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA