Booker McDaniel vs. Bill Trotter — Career Comparison

Booker McDaniel
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bill Trotter
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Booker McDaniel built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Trotter as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Booker McDaniel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.64 and WHIP 1.140 compared to 5.4 and 1.641 for Bill Trotter. By the career numbers, Booker McDaniel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Booker McDaniel and Bill Trotter

Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.66
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
3.04
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.77
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.58
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.7
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.41
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.3
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.63
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.77
69.77
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.48
46.48
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.02
19.02
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.61
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.26
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.64
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
5.4
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1155
27
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1450
27
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
9
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483.1
9
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
7.83
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
619
11.53
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.53
11.53
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.86
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.43
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
3.24
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
6.97
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
2.94
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.97
6.97
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.044
1.044
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.687
0.687
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.28
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1585
37.05
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2208
41.11
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.84
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.51
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
3.41
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
6.59
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.28
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.37
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.641
1.641
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1466
34.27
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2019
37.6
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.05
37.05
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.11
41.11

Fielding Stats for Booker McDaniel and Bill Trotter

Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.68
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.79
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1155
27
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
9
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.28
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
2.03
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.43
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.31
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.19
95.19
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.64
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.375
1.375
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.706
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.22
47.22
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Booker McDaniel and Bill Trotter

Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
77
288.75
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
688.73
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
600
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
142
600
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
577.5
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
109
460.56
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.614
0.614
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
25.35
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
86.25
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
5
21.13
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.5
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.23
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.5
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
48.75
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.23
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.89
52.08
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
5.61
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
198.75
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
29.58
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
153.75
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
25
105.63
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.602
0.602
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
52.5
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
25.35
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
63.75
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.23
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
112.5
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
29.58
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.73
55.24
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.81
-7.64
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
5
18.75
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
80.28
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
63
266.2
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
160
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.75
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
59.15
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.68
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA