Bill Hill vs. Joe Trimble — Career Comparison

Bill Hill
Pre-GenerationalTennesseeThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Trimble
Silent GenerationRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Trimble built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Hill as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Hill posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.16 and WHIP 1.514 compared to 7.48 and 1.846 for Joe Trimble. By the career numbers, Bill Hill had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hill and Joe Trimble

Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
1.21
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
1.12
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.35
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.67
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.29
34.29
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.74
92.74
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.9
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
4.16
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.48
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.79
7.79
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Bill Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2775
27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
925
9
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Bill Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
994
9.67
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9.55
Bill Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.67
9.67
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Bill Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.23
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
3.95
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.65
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
2.72
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.15
Bill Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Bill Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.742
0.742
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Bill Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.22
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Bill Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.57
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Bill Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4111
40
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
42.78
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.83
Bill Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
5.91
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
7.89
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Bill Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.514
1.514
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3646
35.47
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
35.72
Bill Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Bill Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Bill Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.78
42.78

Fielding Stats for Bill Hill and Joe Trimble

Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
1.21
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Bill Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2775
27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
925
9
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.36
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
2.48
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.49
Bill Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.33
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
3.17
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.32
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
2.84
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.57
89.57
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.355
2.355
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.15
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Bill Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hill and Joe Trimble

Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
199.46
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
600
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
348
559.79
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
93.3
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
88.47
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.61
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.22
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.83
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.71
22.05
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.37
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
101.34
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
123.86
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
49.87
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
28.95
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
78.82
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.5
20.1
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.38
-32.34
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.22
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
27.35
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
65
104.56
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bill Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
5.74
5.74
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.65
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.22
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.22
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA