Gene Brabender vs. Ken Trinkle — Career Comparison

Gene Brabender
Silent GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Trinkle
Greatest GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gene Brabender built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Trinkle as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Trinkle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.493 compared to 4.25 and 1.403 for Gene Brabender. By the career numbers, Ken Trinkle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Brabender and Ken Trinkle

Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
2.19
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
4.47
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.16
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.51
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.43
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.62
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.6
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.87
44.87
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
42
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.98
52.98
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.22
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.43
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
4.25
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.74
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1863
27
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1306
27
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
621
9
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
435.1
9
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
8.26
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
9.14
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.26
8.26
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.78
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.48
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
4.09
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
4.3
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
6.38
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
2.69
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.38
6.38
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.163
1.163
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.41
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.17
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.29
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.21
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2672
38.72
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1907
39.42
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.42
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.13
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
4.71
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
4.38
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.372
1.372
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.493
1.493
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2364
34.26
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1689
34.92
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.72
38.72
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.43
39.43

Fielding Stats for Gene Brabender and Ken Trinkle

Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.19
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.16
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1863
27
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
621
9
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.67
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.07
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.2
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.94
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.74
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.55
89.55
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.86
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.795
0.795
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.634
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.98
52.98
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Brabender and Ken Trinkle

Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
152
449.26
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
1440
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
600
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
552.71
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
80
533.33
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
56.16
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
41.38
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.87
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.91
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.78
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
13.21
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
1.34
8.93
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
82.76
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
73.89
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
126.67
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
32.51
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
20.69
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
47.29
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.3
-12.7
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
1.96
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.96
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.78
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
108
319.21
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
126.67
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
1.88
1.88
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.74
4.74
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
26.6
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.96
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.87
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
5
33.33
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.96
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.96
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA