James Atkins vs. Tom Gorman — Career Comparison

James Atkins
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Gorman
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

James Atkins built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Gorman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. James Atkins posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.6 and WHIP 1.733 compared to 3.77 and 1.330 for Tom Gorman. By the career numbers, James Atkins had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for James Atkins and Tom Gorman

James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.4
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.43
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.47
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.47
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.55
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.6
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
3.77
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2068
27
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
689.1
9
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
8.6
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.01
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.6
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
3.12
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.25
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
4.19
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.867
0.867
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.812
0.812
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.26
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
42
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2907
37.95
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.72
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.8
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
4.33
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.733
1.733
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
34.8
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2648
34.57
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95

Fielding Stats for James Atkins and Tom Gorman

James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.73
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.43
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1651
27
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
550.1
9
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.65
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.64
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.21
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.5
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.29
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.5
91.5
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.484
0.484
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James Atkins and Tom Gorman

James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
1032.14
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
600
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
553.57
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
50
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
42.86
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.14
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.14
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
88.74
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.96
7
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
57.14
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
82.14
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.43
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.71
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.14
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
110.35
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.65
-16.6
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.14
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
84
300
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.29
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA