Doug Capilla vs. Joe Trimble — Career Comparison

Doug Capilla
Baby BoomersHawaiiThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Trimble
Silent GenerationRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Trimble built a career as a starting pitcher and Doug Capilla as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Doug Capilla posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.34 and WHIP 1.556 compared to 7.48 and 1.846 for Joe Trimble. By the career numbers, Doug Capilla had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Capilla and Joe Trimble

Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
4.19
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.95
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.37
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.55
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.79
22.79
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
4.34
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.48
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.79
7.79
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
877
27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292.1
9
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
8.4
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
9.55
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.4
8.4
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.65
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.33
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.65
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.28
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.33
5.33
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
5.48
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
4.15
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.48
5.48
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.201
1.201
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.71
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1287
39.62
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
42.78
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.05
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
4.68
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
7.89
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.37
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.31
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.92
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.526
1.526
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1084
33.37
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
35.72
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.62
39.62
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.78
42.78

Fielding Stats for Doug Capilla and Joe Trimble

Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
4.19
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.95
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
877
27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292.1
9
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.4
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.57
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.49
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.22
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.32
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.97
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.471
0.471
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.79
22.79
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Capilla and Joe Trimble

Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
1235.82
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
600
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
546.27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
62.69
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
53.73
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
9.45
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.37
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
80.6
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
71.64
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
17.91
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.87
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
44.78
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.95
-8.53
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.38
-32.34
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 600 PA
25
223.88
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
2.68
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA