Clarence Currie vs. Joe Trimble — Career Comparison

Clarence Currie
Pre-GenerationalCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Trimble
Silent GenerationRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Trimble built a career as a starting pitcher and Clarence Currie as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Clarence Currie posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.39 and WHIP 1.363 compared to 7.48 and 1.846 for Joe Trimble. By the career numbers, Clarence Currie had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clarence Currie and Joe Trimble

Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.28
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.92
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.36
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.56
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.47
39.47
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.7
71.7
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.75
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.39
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.48
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.79
7.79
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1114
27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371.1
9
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
9.33
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
9.55
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.33
9.33
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.22
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
2.93
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.65
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
2.69
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.15
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.17
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.51
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1567
37.98
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
42.78
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.29
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.83
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
5.07
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
7.89
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.363
1.363
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1425
34.54
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
35.72
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.98
37.98
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.78
42.78

Fielding Stats for Clarence Currie and Joe Trimble

Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.29
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1113
27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
9
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.41
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
3.35
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.49
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.29
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
4.05
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
3.32
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.76
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.81
92.81
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.925
2.925
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clarence Currie and Joe Trimble

Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
235.71
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
600
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
552.86
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
85.71
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
72.86
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.57
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.86
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
21.95
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.37
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
102.86
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
115.71
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
21.43
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
38.57
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
60
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.78
16.18
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.38
-32.34
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.71
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
42
180
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
3.33
3.33
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.14
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA