Jim Coates vs. Joe Trimble — Career Comparison

Jim Coates
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Joe Trimble
Silent GenerationRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Trimble built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Coates as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Coates posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.406 compared to 7.48 and 1.846 for Joe Trimble. By the career numbers, Jim Coates had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Coates and Joe Trimble

Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
3.25
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.61
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.57
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.29
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.15
66.15
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.62
18.62
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.17
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.2
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
4
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.48
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.79
7.79
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2050
27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683.1
9
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
650
8.56
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
9.55
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.86
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
3.77
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.65
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.33
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
5.22
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
4.15
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.22
5.22
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.998
0.998
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.25
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.33
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2947
38.81
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
42.78
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.17
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
4.43
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
7.89
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2636
34.72
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
35.72
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.78
42.78

Fielding Stats for Jim Coates and Joe Trimble

Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
3.25
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.61
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2050
27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683.1
9
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.58
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1.2
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.49
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.16
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
1.94
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.32
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
1.78
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.84
91.84
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.547
0.547
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.62
18.62
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Coates and Joe Trimble

Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
796.77
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
600
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
516.13
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
67.74
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
51.61
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.13
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.13
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.55
14.67
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.37
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
83.87
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
90.32
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
45.16
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
67.74
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
3.12
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.38
-32.34
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.13
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
93
300
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
61.29
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA