Mark Clear vs. Joe Trimble — Career Comparison

Mark Clear
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Joe Trimble
Silent GenerationRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Trimble built a career as a starting pitcher and Mark Clear as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mark Clear posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.85 and WHIP 1.583 compared to 7.48 and 1.846 for Joe Trimble. By the career numbers, Mark Clear had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mark Clear and Joe Trimble

Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
5.38
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.79
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.55
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.17
59.17
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.93
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
3.85
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.48
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.79
7.79
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2413
27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
804.1
9
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
7.54
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
9.55
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.54
7.54
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.67
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
6.2
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.65
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.5
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
804
9
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
4.15
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.688
1.688
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.55
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.39
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3614
40.44
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
42.78
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
3.77
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
4.44
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
7.89
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.39
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.45
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.6
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.527
1.527
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2950
33.01
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
35.72
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.44
40.44
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.78
42.78

Fielding Stats for Mark Clear and Joe Trimble

Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
5.38
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2413
27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
804.1
9
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.55
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.88
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.49
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
1.54
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.32
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
1.43
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.75
92.75
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Clear and Joe Trimble

Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
481
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.02
-1.37
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.38
-32.34
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA