Bill Ayers vs. Tom Gorman — Career Comparison

Bill Ayers
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Gorman
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Ayers 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. Tom Gorman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.330 compared to 8.15 and 1.698 for Bill Ayers. By the career numbers, Tom Gorman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Ayers and Tom Gorman

Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
3.31
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.02
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.43
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.47
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.76
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.47
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.77
30.77
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.55
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
8.15
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.15
8.15
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
27
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2068
27
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.1
9
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
689.1
9
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
11.72
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
8.6
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.72
11.72
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.78
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.01
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
3.57
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
3.12
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.25
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
5.6
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
4.19
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.019
1.019
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.812
0.812
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.76
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.26
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
41.01
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2907
37.95
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.72
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
8.92
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
4.33
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.92
8.92
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.698
1.698
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
37.19
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2648
34.57
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95

Fielding Stats for Bill Ayers and Tom Gorman

Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.73
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.43
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1651
27
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
550.1
9
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.65
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.64
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.21
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.5
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.29
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.5
91.5
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.769
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.484
0.484
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Ayers and Tom Gorman

Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
13
780
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
1032.14
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
600
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
553.57
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
50
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
42.86
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.14
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.14
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
42.58
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.96
7
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
57.14
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
82.14
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.43
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
32.14
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
45.94
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.65
-16.6
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.14
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
84
300
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
14.29
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA