Scott May vs. Joe Trimble — Career Comparison

Scott May
Baby BoomersWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Trimble
Silent GenerationRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Trimble built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott May as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Trimble posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 7.48 and WHIP 1.846 compared to 10.61 and 2.143 for Scott May. By the career numbers, Joe Trimble had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott May and Joe Trimble

Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.82
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
10.61
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
7.48
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.61
10.61
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.79
7.79
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
27
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
13.5
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9.55
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.89
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.82
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
6.65
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.82
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
4.15
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.071
1.071
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.83
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
43.39
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
42.78
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.96
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
10.61
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
7.89
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.61
10.61
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.93
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.96
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.036
2.036
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
36.64
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
35.72
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.367
0.367
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.39
43.39
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.78
42.78

Fielding Stats for Scott May and Joe Trimble

Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.82
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
27
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.96
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.49
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.32
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.96
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott May and Joe Trimble

Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.02
-1.37
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.38
-32.34
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA