Joe Trimble vs. Gary Wagner — Career Comparison

Joe Trimble
Silent GenerationRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gary Wagner
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Trimble built a career as a starting pitcher and Gary Wagner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gary Wagner posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.7 and WHIP 1.466 compared to 7.48 and 1.846 for Joe Trimble. By the career numbers, Gary Wagner had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Trimble and Gary Wagner

Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.45
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.5
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.64
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.12
44.12
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.74
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.48
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
3.7
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.79
7.79
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
802
27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267.1
9
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
9.55
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
8.42
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.47
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.65
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
4.24
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.54
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
4.15
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
5.86
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.122
1.122
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.3
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
42.78
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1153
38.82
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.63
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
7.89
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
4.38
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
35.72
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1014
34.14
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.78
42.78
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.82
38.82

Fielding Stats for Joe Trimble and Gary Wagner

Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.46
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
801
27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
9
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.84
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.49
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.52
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.32
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
2.63
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
2.36
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.74
89.74
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.432
0.432
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Trimble and Gary Wagner

Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
2492.31
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
600
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
569.23
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
46.15
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
30.77
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.37
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
3.86
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
61.54
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
46.15
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.38
-32.34
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.11
-32.42
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
26
400
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA