Jim Constable vs. Joe Trimble — Career Comparison

Jim Constable
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Trimble
Silent GenerationRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Trimble built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Constable as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Constable posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.87 and WHIP 1.531 compared to 7.48 and 1.846 for Joe Trimble. By the career numbers, Jim Constable had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Constable and Joe Trimble

Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
5.14
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.55
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.37
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
4.87
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.48
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.79
7.79
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
9
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
10.01
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9.55
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.01
10.01
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.73
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.77
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.65
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.42
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
4.15
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.42
5.42
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.64
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
39.67
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
42.78
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.92
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
5.14
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
7.89
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.531
1.531
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
35.27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
35.72
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.67
39.67
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.78
42.78

Fielding Stats for Jim Constable and Joe Trimble

Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
5.14
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.55
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
9
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.73
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.92
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.49
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.74
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.32
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.65
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Constable and Joe Trimble

Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
1600
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
485.71
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
58.62
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.37
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
142.86
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
200
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
63.95
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.38
-32.34
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
5
142.86
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
4.2
4.2
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA