Joe Trimble vs. Lefty Willis — Career Comparison

Joe Trimble
Silent GenerationRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lefty Willis
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Trimble built a career as a starting pitcher and Lefty Willis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lefty Willis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.92 and WHIP 1.508 compared to 7.48 and 1.846 for Joe Trimble. By the career numbers, Lefty Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Trimble and Lefty Willis

Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.06
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.79
13.79
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.48
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.92
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.79
7.79
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64.1
9
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9.55
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
10.07
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.07
10.07
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.65
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.5
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.15
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
3.22
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
42.78
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
39.17
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.98
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
7.89
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.76
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.508
1.508
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
35.72
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
35.53
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.78
42.78
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.17
39.17

Fielding Stats for Joe Trimble and Lefty Willis

Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
27
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.2
9
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.49
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.32
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.65
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.759
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Trimble and Lefty Willis

Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
915.79
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
600
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
568.42
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.37
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
9.91
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.38
-32.34
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.14
-4.46
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
6.33
6.33
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA