Al Maul vs. Joe Trimble — Career Comparison

Al Maul
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Trimble
Silent GenerationRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Trimble built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Maul as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al Maul posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.45 and WHIP 1.526 compared to 7.48 and 1.846 for Joe Trimble. By the career numbers, Al Maul had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Maul and Joe Trimble

Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
1.17
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
1.05
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.52
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.5
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.22
51.22
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.36
89.36
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.9
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
4.45
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.48
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.79
7.79
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4322
27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1440.2
9
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
1680
10.5
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9.55
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.37
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
3.24
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.65
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.2
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.15
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.605
0.605
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.33
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.42
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6485
40.51
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
42.78
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.12
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.83
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1088
6.8
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
7.89
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.8
6.8
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.526
1.526
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5899
36.85
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
35.72
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.51
40.51
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.78
42.78

Fielding Stats for Al Maul and Joe Trimble

Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.11
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10050
27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3350
9
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
805
2.16
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
1.07
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.49
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.23
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1288
3.46
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
3.32
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202
3.23
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.32
93.32
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.12
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Maul and Joe Trimble

Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
411
155.88
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1582
600
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1380
523.39
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.712
0.712
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
332
125.92
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
94.44
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
17.07
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
11.76
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.65
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
31.48
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182.99
69.4
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.37
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
460
174.46
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
530
201.01
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.669
0.669
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
73.2
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
68.27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
366
138.81
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194.82
73.89
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.38
-32.34
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
6.07
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
69.03
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Maul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Maul
Career
Per 600 PAverified
194
73.58
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.15
8.15
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
0.94
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.52
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Maul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
16.69
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Maul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
16.69
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA