Troy Cate vs. Joe Trimble — Career Comparison

Troy Cate
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Trimble
Silent GenerationRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Trimble built a career as a starting pitcher and Troy Cate as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Troy Cate posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.688 compared to 7.48 and 1.846 for Joe Trimble. By the career numbers, Troy Cate had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Troy Cate and Joe Trimble

Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7.88
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.38
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
7.48
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.79
7.79
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
10.13
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9.55
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
5.06
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
6.65
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
6.75
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
4.15
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
41.63
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
42.78
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.94
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
7.89
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.688
1.688
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
34.88
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
35.72
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.63
41.63
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.78
42.78

Fielding Stats for Troy Cate and Joe Trimble

Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7.88
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.49
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.32
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Troy Cate and Joe Trimble

Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8400
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.37
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.38
-32.34
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA