Willie Mills vs. Joe Trimble — Career Comparison

Willie Mills
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Trimble
Silent GenerationRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Trimble built a career as a starting pitcher and Willie Mills 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 8.44 and 1.563 for Willie Mills. By the career numbers, Joe Trimble had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willie Mills and Joe Trimble

Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.83
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
8.44
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
7.48
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.79
7.79
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
11.81
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9.55
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.81
11.81
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
6.65
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.15
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.438
0.438
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
40.5
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
42.78
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.83
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
8.44
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
7.89
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.563
1.563
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
37.69
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
35.72
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.78
42.78

Fielding Stats for Willie Mills and Joe Trimble

Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.49
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.32
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Mills and Joe Trimble

Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.37
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
18.11
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.38
-32.34
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA