Jim Roland vs. Ted Trent — Career Comparison

Jim Roland
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Trent
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Trent built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Roland as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Roland posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.22 and WHIP 1.350 compared to 3.63 and 1.319 for Ted Trent. By the career numbers, Jim Roland had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Roland and Ted Trent

Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
4.32
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
1.55
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.58
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.01
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.38
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.6
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.34
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.46
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.78
52.78
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.58
56.58
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.43
13.43
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.62
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
3.22
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
517
3.63
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1351
27
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3841
27
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
450.1
9
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1280.1
9
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
7.13
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
1259
8.85
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.13
7.13
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.68
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.41
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
4.58
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.02
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.44
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
5.44
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
764
5.37
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.44
5.44
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.113
1.113
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.933
0.933
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.58
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.38
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.32
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1927
38.51
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5457
38.36
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.28
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.27
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
3.7
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
635
4.46
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.22
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.07
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.6
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.319
1.319
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1663
33.24
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4829
33.95
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.51
38.51
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.36
38.36

Fielding Stats for Jim Roland and Ted Trent

Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
4.33
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
1.55
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.58
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.01
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1347
27
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3840
27
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
9
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1280
9
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.38
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.2
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.4
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
2.43
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
1.84
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
2.75
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.78
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
2.62
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.74
96.74
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.4
95.4
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.412
0.412
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.696
1.696
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.43
13.43
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Roland and Ted Trent

Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
217
1400
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
271.4
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
93
600
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
493
600
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
541.94
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
537.93
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
6
38.71
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
59.63
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
6
38.71
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
47.46
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.52
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.43
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.17
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
3.21
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.15
14.79
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
6
38.71
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
76.67
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
9
58.06
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
94.93
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
34.08
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
32.86
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
4
25.81
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.72
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.9
-25.19
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.89
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
34.08
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
36
232.26
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.3
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
2.58
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.17
82.17
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
38.71
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.77
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.43
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.43
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100