Denny Lemaster vs. Bill Trotter — Career Comparison

Denny Lemaster
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bill Trotter
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Denny Lemaster built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Trotter as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Denny Lemaster posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.58 and WHIP 1.329 compared to 5.4 and 1.641 for Bill Trotter. By the career numbers, Denny Lemaster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Denny Lemaster and Bill Trotter

Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
1.8
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
3.04
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
1.25
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.58
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.45
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.41
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.53
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.63
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.75
69.75
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.02
19.02
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.33
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
3.58
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
5.4
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5363
27
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1450
27
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1787.2
9
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
483.1
9
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1703
8.57
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
11.53
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.53
11.53
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.93
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.86
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
3.02
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
3.24
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.37
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1305
6.57
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
2.94
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.066
1.066
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.687
0.687
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.44
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.12
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.28
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7552
38.02
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2208
41.11
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.51
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
3.92
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
6.59
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.288
1.288
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.641
1.641
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6911
34.79
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2019
37.6
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.02
38.02
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.11
41.11

Fielding Stats for Denny Lemaster and Bill Trotter

Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
1.8
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
1.25
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5364
27
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1788
9
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.39
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.17
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
1.63
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.56
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.98
95.98
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.64
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.868
0.868
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.706
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.75
69.75
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Denny Lemaster and Bill Trotter

Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
335.74
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
688.73
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
638
600
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
142
600
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
552
519.12
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
109
460.56
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
67.71
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
25.35
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
56.43
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
5
21.13
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.58
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.23
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.94
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.76
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.29
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.23
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.48
17.38
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
5.61
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
87.46
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
29.58
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
98.75
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
105.63
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
23.51
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.35
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
33.86
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.23
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
53.61
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
29.58
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.24
6.81
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.81
-7.64
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.94
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
30.09
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
80.28
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
192
180.56
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
266.2
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.32
3.32
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
44.2
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
59.15
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.64
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.7
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
12.68
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA