Tom Clyde vs. Joe Trimble — Career Comparison

Tom Clyde
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Trimble
Silent GenerationRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Trimble built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Clyde as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Trimble posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 7.48 and WHIP 1.846 compared to 9 and 1.833 for Tom Clyde. By the career numbers, Joe Trimble had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Clyde and Joe Trimble

Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
6
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
7.48
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.79
7.79
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.67
7.67
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
10.5
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9.55
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
6
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
6.65
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.15
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
48
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
42.78
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
12
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
7.89
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.833
1.833
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
40.5
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
35.72
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.78
42.78

Fielding Stats for Tom Clyde and Joe Trimble

Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
27
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.2
9
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.49
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.32
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Clyde and Joe Trimble

Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
1200
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.37
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.38
-32.34
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA