Paul Toth vs. Ken Trinkle — Career Comparison

Paul Toth
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Trinkle
Greatest GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Paul Toth 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 3.8 and 1.224 for Paul Toth. By the career numbers, Ken Trinkle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Paul Toth and Ken Trinkle

Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.02
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
4.47
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.98
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.42
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.43
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.56
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.6
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
42
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.84
48.84
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.23
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.43
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
3.8
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.74
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
576
27
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1306
27
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
9
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435.1
9
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
8.3
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
9.14
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.66
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.48
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.53
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
4.3
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.84
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
2.69
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.708
0.708
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.776
0.776
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.17
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.21
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
789
36.98
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1907
39.42
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.13
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
4.08
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
4.38
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.493
1.493
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
731
34.27
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1689
34.92
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.02
2.02
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.43
39.43

Fielding Stats for Paul Toth and Ken Trinkle

Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.02
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.98
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
576
27
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
9
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.52
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.41
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.06
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.92
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.18
93.18
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.86
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.954
0.954
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.634
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.84
48.84
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Paul Toth and Ken Trinkle

Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
43
403.13
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
1440
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
64
600
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
543.75
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
533.33
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
6
56.25
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
6
56.25
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
2.41
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
8.93
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
6
56.25
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
9
84.38
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
126.67
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.38
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.28
-21.33
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
1.96
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
23
215.63
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
126.67
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
2.78
2.78
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.74
4.74
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
37.5
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
33.33
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA