Joe Trimble vs. Sam Weaver — Career Comparison

Joe Trimble
Silent GenerationRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sam Weaver
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Joe Trimble built a career as a starting pitcher and Sam Weaver as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sam Weaver posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.21 and WHIP 1.181 compared to 7.48 and 1.846 for Joe Trimble. By the career numbers, Sam Weaver had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Trimble and Sam Weaver

Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
1.05
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
1.03
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.47
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.55
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.95
45.95
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.04
98.04
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.97
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.48
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
3.21
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.79
7.79
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3923
27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1307.2
9
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9.55
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1438
9.9
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.65
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.73
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.15
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348
2.4
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.39
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
42.78
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5622
38.69
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.83
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
7.89
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
834
5.74
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
35.72
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5515
37.96
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.78
42.78
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Joe Trimble and Sam Weaver

Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
1.08
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4458
27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1486
9
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.73
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.49
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
1.91
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.28
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.32
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
2.92
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
2.63
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.25
90.25
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.444
2.444
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Trimble and Sam Weaver

Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
154.15
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
650
600
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
613
565.85
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.507
0.507
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
117.23
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
100.62
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
14.77
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.85
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
16.62
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.37
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.01
35.09
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
135.69
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
151.38
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
60
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.08
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
71.08
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.38
-32.34
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.57
39.29
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
34.15
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
12.92
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.43
46.43
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA