Joe Trimble vs. Bruce Walton — Career Comparison

Joe Trimble
Silent GenerationRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Walton
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Trimble built a career as a starting pitcher and Bruce Walton 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 8.21 and 1.794 for Bruce Walton. By the career numbers, Joe Trimble had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Trimble and Bruce Walton

Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Walton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Bruce Walton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
7.15
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Walton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Bruce Walton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Walton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
7.48
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
8.21
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.79
7.79
Bruce Walton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.7
6.7
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Bruce Walton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Bruce Walton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Bruce Walton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9.55
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
11.91
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.91
11.91
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Bruce Walton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.59
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Bruce Walton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Walton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
6.65
Bruce Walton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.97
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Bruce Walton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
4.15
Bruce Walton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.76
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Bruce Walton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.971
0.971
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
42.78
Bruce Walton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
43.15
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Bruce Walton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.18
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
7.89
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
8.21
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Walton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Bruce Walton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.765
1.765
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
35.72
Bruce Walton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
37.59
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Bruce Walton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.78
42.78
Bruce Walton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.15
43.15

Fielding Stats for Joe Trimble and Bruce Walton

Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Walton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Bruce Walton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
7.15
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Bruce Walton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Bruce Walton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Bruce Walton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.49
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.32
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.59
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.185
0.185
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Trimble and Bruce Walton

Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Walton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Bruce Walton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
16200
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.37
Bruce Walton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.38
-32.34
Bruce Walton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Bruce Walton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Bruce Walton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Walton
Career
Per 600 PA