Mac MacArthur vs. Joe Trimble — Career Comparison

Mac MacArthur
Pre-GenerationalScotlandThrows RightIndianapolis HoosiersAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Joe Trimble
Silent GenerationRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Trimble built a career as a starting pitcher and Mac MacArthur as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mac MacArthur posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.02 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 7.48 and 1.846 for Joe Trimble. By the career numbers, Mac MacArthur had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mac MacArthur and Joe Trimble

Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.83
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.04
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.02
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.48
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.79
7.79
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9.87
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9.55
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.63
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.65
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
3.29
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.15
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.769
0.769
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.83
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
41.54
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
42.78
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.83
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
8.48
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
7.89
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.48
8.48
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
37.56
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
35.72
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.17
8.17
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.54
41.54
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.78
42.78

Fielding Stats for Mac MacArthur and Joe Trimble

Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
2.08
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.49
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
3.12
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.32
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
2.25
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.22
72.22
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.167
2.167
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mac MacArthur and Joe Trimble

Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
6
163.64
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
600
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
572.73
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
7.33
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.37
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-11.28
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.38
-32.34
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA