Chris Ellis vs. Ken Trinkle — Career Comparison

Chris Ellis
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Trinkle
Greatest GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Ellis built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Trinkle as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Ellis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.12 and WHIP 1.385 compared to 3.74 and 1.493 for Ken Trinkle. By the career numbers, Chris Ellis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Ellis and Ken Trinkle

Chris Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.6
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
4.47
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.08
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.43
Chris Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.6
Chris Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
42
Chris Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.43
Chris Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.12
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
3.74
Chris Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Chris Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Chris Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.213
0.213
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
27
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1306
27
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.2
9
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435.1
9
Chris Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
7.01
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
9.14
Chris Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Chris Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.78
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.48
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Chris Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
5.45
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.3
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
6.49
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
2.69
Chris Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.49
6.49
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Chris Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Chris Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Chris Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.78
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.17
Chris Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.78
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.21
Chris Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
39.2
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1907
39.42
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.52
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.13
Chris Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.12
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
4.38
Chris Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.52
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.493
1.493
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
32.97
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1689
34.92
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Chris Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.43
39.43

Fielding Stats for Chris Ellis and Ken Trinkle

Chris Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.6
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
Chris Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.08
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
27
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.2
9
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.52
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
Chris Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.78
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.78
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
Chris Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.86
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.634
Chris Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Ellis and Ken Trinkle

Chris Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
11
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
1440
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
600
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
533.33
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
8.93
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
126.67
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
1.96
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
19
126.67
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.74
4.74
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
5
33.33
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA