Willard Mains vs. Joe Trimble — Career Comparison

Willard Mains
Pre-GenerationalMaineThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati Kelly's KillersAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Joe Trimble
Silent GenerationRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Trimble built a career as a starting pitcher and Willard Mains as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Willard Mains posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.53 and WHIP 1.550 compared to 7.48 and 1.846 for Joe Trimble. By the career numbers, Willard Mains had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willard Mains and Joe Trimble

Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.41
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.08
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.54
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.57
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.48
48.48
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.19
76.19
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.81
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
3.53
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.48
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.79
7.79
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
803
27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267.2
9
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
8.78
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
9.55
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
5.18
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.65
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
3.23
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.15
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.934
0.934
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.57
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.5
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1219
40.99
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
42.78
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.3
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.83
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
6.42
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
7.89
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.42
6.42
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1050
35.31
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
35.72
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.99
40.99
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.78
42.78

Fielding Stats for Willard Mains and Joe Trimble

Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.43
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
828
27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
9
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.2
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.64
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.49
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
3.1
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.32
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
2.84
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.58
91.58
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willard Mains and Joe Trimble

Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
207.69
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
572.31
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
147.69
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
115.38
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.31
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.05
60.24
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.37
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
198.46
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
175.38
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.639
0.639
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.554
0.554
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
78.46
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
143.08
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.61
67.42
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.38
-32.34
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
27.69
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
64.62
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.29
9.29
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA