Jim McCormick vs. Joe Trimble — Career Comparison

Jim McCormick
Pre-GenerationalScotlandThrows RightBats RightCleveland BluesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Trimble
Silent GenerationRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Trimble built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim McCormick as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim McCormick posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.43 and WHIP 1.132 compared to 7.48 and 1.846 for Joe Trimble. By the career numbers, Jim McCormick had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim McCormick and Joe Trimble

Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
492
1.04
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
485
1.02
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
0.56
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.45
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.32
55.32
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.58
98.58
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
0.98
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.07
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1155
2.43
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.48
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.79
7.79
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12827
27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4275.2
9
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4092
8.61
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
9.55
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.61
8.61
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.17
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
749
1.58
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.65
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
3.59
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.15
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.574
0.574
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.34
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.03
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17702
37.26
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
42.78
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.83
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2095
4.41
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
7.89
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.132
1.132
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16941
35.66
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
35.72
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.78
42.78

Fielding Stats for Jim McCormick and Joe Trimble

Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
551
1.05
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14127
27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4709
9
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
0.73
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
938
1.79
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.49
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.23
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1444
2.76
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.32
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1322
2.53
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.55
91.55
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.399
2.399
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.06
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim McCormick and Joe Trimble

Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
534
152.28
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2104
600
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2082
593.73
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
491
140.02
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
399
113.78
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
18.82
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
6.27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.14
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
26.24
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146.58
41.8
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.37
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
174.81
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
146.29
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
246
70.15
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
50.76
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
119.77
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165.6
47.23
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.38
-32.34
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
6.27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
36.22
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.57
16.57
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.85
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.85
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA