Joe Trimble vs. Weldon West — Career Comparison

Joe Trimble
Silent GenerationRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Weldon West
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Trimble built a career as a starting pitcher and Weldon West as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Weldon West posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.29 and WHIP 1.571 compared to 7.48 and 1.846 for Joe Trimble. By the career numbers, Weldon West had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Trimble and Weldon West

Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
3.19
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.73
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.86
22.86
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.48
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
4.29
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.79
7.79
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.2
9
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9.55
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
9.58
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.58
9.58
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.65
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.56
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
4.15
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
4.47
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.003
1.003
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
42.78
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
40.5
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
7.89
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
5.02
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.571
1.571
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
35.72
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
35.85
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.78
42.78
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Joe Trimble and Weldon West

Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
27
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.2
9
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.49
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.32
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Trimble and Weldon West

Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
600
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
600
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
582.86
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.37
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
2.52
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.38
-32.34
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.82
-31.15
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
13
222.86
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA