Jim Elam vs. Trevor Gott — Career Comparison

Jim Elam
Greatest GenerationVirginiaNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Trevor Gott
MillenialKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Elam built a career as a starting pitcher and Trevor Gott as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Trevor Gott posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.65 and WHIP 1.346 compared to 6.39 and 2.161 for Jim Elam. By the career numbers, Trevor Gott had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Elam and Trevor Gott

Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Trevor Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.61
Trevor Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
9.42
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.74
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Trevor Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.59
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.55
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Trevor Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.39
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
4.65
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Trevor Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Trevor Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Trevor Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Trevor Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Trevor Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
731
27
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Trevor Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243.2
9
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
13.35
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.53
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.35
13.35
Trevor Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.11
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.1
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.25
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.33
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Trevor Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
3.19
Trevor Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
8.2
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Trevor Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.032
1.032
Trevor Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.59
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
46.45
Trevor Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1055
38.97
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.87
Trevor Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.51
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
5.17
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Trevor Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.87
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.37
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.58
Trevor Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.44
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.161
2.161
Trevor Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
39.48
Trevor Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
34.61
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Trevor Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Trevor Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.45
46.45
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.97
38.97

Fielding Stats for Jim Elam and Trevor Gott

Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Trevor Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.73
Trevor Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
9.42
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.64
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Trevor Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
731
27
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Trevor Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243.2
9
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.55
Trevor Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.48
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.91
Trevor Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
1.15
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Trevor Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3
Trevor Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.66
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.45
Trevor Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.63
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.82
81.82
Trevor Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.173
0.173
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.55
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Elam and Trevor Gott

Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Trevor Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
9
415.38
Trevor Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
153000
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.962
0.962
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
128.38
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
276.92
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
276.92
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.962
0.962
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
134.74
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
Trevor Gott
Career
Per 600 PA