Jim Crawford vs. Joe Trimble — Career Comparison

Jim Crawford
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Trimble
Silent GenerationRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Trimble built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Crawford as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Crawford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.4 and WHIP 1.583 compared to 7.48 and 1.846 for Joe Trimble. By the career numbers, Jim Crawford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Crawford and Joe Trimble

Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.78
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.29
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.31
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.58
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.88
34.88
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.73
7.73
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
4.4
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.48
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.79
7.79
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1294
27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431.1
9
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
9.95
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9.55
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.56
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.8
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.65
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.5
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
5.76
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
4.15
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.062
1.062
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.67
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1923
40.12
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
42.78
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.5
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
5.26
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
7.89
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.73
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.5
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.86
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.528
1.528
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1675
34.95
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
35.72
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.12
40.12
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.78
42.78

Fielding Stats for Jim Crawford and Joe Trimble

Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.77
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.29
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1295
27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431.2
9
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.29
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.98
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.49
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
2.36
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.32
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
2.27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.46
96.46
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.602
0.602
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.73
7.73
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.13
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Crawford and Joe Trimble

Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
3194.12
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
141.18
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
105.88
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.21
56.57
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.37
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
176.47
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
194.12
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.565
0.565
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
88.24
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.48
61.38
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.38
-32.34
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
10
176.47
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA