John Foreman vs. Bill Trotter — Career Comparison

John Foreman
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Trotter
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, John Foreman posted a stronger line than Bill Trotter. John Foreman posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.97 vs 5.4) and home runs allowed (0.24 per nine innings vs 0.86). By the career numbers, John Foreman had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for John Foreman and Bill Trotter

John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.28
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
3.04
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.16
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.58
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.48
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.41
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.48
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.63
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.63
90.63
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.02
19.02
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.8
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
4.97
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
5.4
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
673
27
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1450
27
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
224.1
9
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483.1
9
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
9.83
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
619
11.53
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.83
9.83
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.53
11.53
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.86
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
4.61
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
3.24
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
3.25
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
2.94
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.874
0.874
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.687
0.687
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.4
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.16
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.28
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
41.6
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2208
41.11
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.51
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
6.74
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
6.59
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.605
1.605
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.641
1.641
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
893
35.83
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2019
37.6
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.6
41.6
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.11
41.11

Fielding Stats for John Foreman and Bill Trotter

John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.28
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
675
27
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
9
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.64
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.2
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
3.04
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.84
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.42
93.42
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.64
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.219
2.219
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.706
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for John Foreman and Bill Trotter

John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
32
208.7
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
688.73
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
92
600
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
600
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
495.65
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
460.56
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
52.17
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
25.35
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
52.17
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
5
21.13
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.23
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.23
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.12
20.34
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
5.61
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
52.17
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
29.58
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
150
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
105.63
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
52.17
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
25.35
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
39.13
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.23
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
91.3
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
29.58
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
18.62
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.81
-7.64
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
97.83
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
80.28
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
150
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
63
266.2
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
59.15
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.68
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.04
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.04
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA