Norm Charlton vs. Joe Trimble — Career Comparison

Norm Charlton
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Joe Trimble
Silent GenerationRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Trimble built a career as a starting pitcher and Norm Charlton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Norm Charlton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.71 and WHIP 1.372 compared to 7.48 and 1.846 for Joe Trimble. By the career numbers, Norm Charlton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Norm Charlton and Joe Trimble

Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
6.05
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.37
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.51
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.54
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.57
48.57
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.97
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
3.71
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.48
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.79
7.79
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
899.1
9
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
798
7.99
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
9.55
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.7
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
4.09
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.65
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.27
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
8.09
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
4.15
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.77
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3845
38.48
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
42.78
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
2.8
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
4.19
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
7.89
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.52
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.21
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.79
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.342
1.342
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3331
33.33
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
35.72
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.48
38.48
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.78
42.78

Fielding Stats for Norm Charlton and Joe Trimble

Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
6.05
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.37
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
899.1
9
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.42
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
1.25
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.49
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.81
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.32
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.67
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.27
92.27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Norm Charlton and Joe Trimble

Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
608
3541.75
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
600
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
506.8
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
46.6
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
34.95
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.65
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.65
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.68
9.79
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.37
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
58.25
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
81.55
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
34.95
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.83
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
40.78
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.25
-7.31
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.38
-32.34
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.48
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.48
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
50
291.26
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.06
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
58.25
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA