Red Oldham vs. Ken Trinkle — Career Comparison

Red Oldham
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Trinkle
Greatest GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Red Oldham built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Trinkle as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Trinkle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.493 compared to 4.15 and 1.487 for Red Oldham. By the career numbers, Ken Trinkle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Red Oldham and Ken Trinkle

Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
1.85
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
4.47
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.97
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.41
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.43
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.51
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.6
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.83
44.83
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
42
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.27
52.27
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.4
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.13
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.43
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
394
4.15
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.74
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2563
27
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1306
27
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
854.1
9
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
435.1
9
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
978
10.3
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
9.14
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.3
10.3
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.37
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.48
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
3.08
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
4.3
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.81
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
2.69
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.654
0.654
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.776
0.776
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.17
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.35
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.21
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3716
39.15
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1907
39.42
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.52
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.13
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
489
5.15
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
4.38
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.487
1.487
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.493
1.493
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3391
35.72
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1689
34.92
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.15
39.15
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.43
39.43

Fielding Stats for Red Oldham and Ken Trinkle

Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.27
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.86
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.574
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.634
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Red Oldham and Ken Trinkle

Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
178
340.13
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
1440
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
314
600
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
540.76
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
80
533.33
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
122.29
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
89.81
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.2
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.46
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.82
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
32.48
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.36
52.28
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
1.34
8.93
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
173.89
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
164.33
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
19
126.67
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.604
0.604
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
66.88
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
6
40
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
57.32
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
120.38
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.42
56.23
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
1.96
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
42.04
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
124.2
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
126.67
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.83
4.83
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
4.74
4.74
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.2
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
5
33.33
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.91
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.91
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA