Joe Trimble vs. Mark Watson — Career Comparison

Joe Trimble
Silent GenerationRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mark Watson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Trimble built a career as a starting pitcher and Mark Watson 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 10.95 and 2.351 for Mark Watson. 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 Mark Watson

Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mark Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Mark Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
8.03
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Mark Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Mark Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Mark Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
7.48
Mark Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
10.95
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
Mark Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.95
10.95
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.79
7.79
Mark Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Mark Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Mark Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.386
0.386
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Mark Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Mark Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9.55
Mark Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
16.05
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Mark Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.05
16.05
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Mark Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Mark Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mark Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
6.65
Mark Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Mark Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Mark Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
4.15
Mark Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Mark Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Mark Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Mark Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.135
1.135
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Mark Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Mark Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
42.78
Mark Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
48.16
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Mark Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.92
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
7.89
Mark Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
11.68
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Mark Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.68
11.68
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Mark Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.351
2.351
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
35.72
Mark Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
41.59
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Mark Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Mark Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.78
42.78
Mark Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.16
48.16

Fielding Stats for Joe Trimble and Mark Watson

Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mark Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Mark Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
8.03
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Mark Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Mark Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Mark Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Mark Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.49
Mark Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Mark Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.32
Mark Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Mark Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Mark Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mark Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Mark Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Mark Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Trimble and Mark Watson

Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mark Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Mark Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Mark Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Mark Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mark Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mark Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Mark Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Mark Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.02
-1.37
Mark Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Mark Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Mark Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mark Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mark Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mark Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Mark Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mark Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mark Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Mark Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Mark Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.38
-32.34
Mark Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Mark Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mark Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Mark Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Watson
Career
Per 600 PA