Gene McCann vs. Joe Trimble — Career Comparison

Gene McCann
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Trimble
Silent GenerationRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Trimble built a career as a starting pitcher and Gene McCann as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gene McCann posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.95 and WHIP 1.469 compared to 7.48 and 1.846 for Joe Trimble. By the career numbers, Gene McCann had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene McCann and Joe Trimble

Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.13
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.95
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.48
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.79
7.79
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
9
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
9.28
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
9.55
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.94
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.65
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
2.53
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.15
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.719
0.719
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
39.38
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
42.78
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.83
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
6.05
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
7.89
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.05
6.05
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.469
1.469
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
34.88
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
35.72
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.38
39.38
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.78
42.78

Fielding Stats for Gene McCann and Joe Trimble

Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
9
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.95
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.49
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.22
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
3.32
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.8
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene McCann and Joe Trimble

Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
207.69
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
507.69
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
5.03
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.37
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.59
-13.7
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.38
-32.34
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
6
138.46
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
4.33
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA