Len Barker vs. Tom Gorman — Career Comparison

Len Barker
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tom Gorman
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Len Barker 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 4.34 and 1.376 for Len Barker. By the career numbers, Tom Gorman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Len Barker and Tom Gorman

Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
1.69
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
1.32
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.43
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.5
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.47
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.52
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.47
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.33
49.33
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.23
78.23
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.24
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.55
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
639
4.34
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3971
27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2068
27
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1323.2
9
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
689.1
9
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1289
8.76
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
8.6
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.65
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.01
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
513
3.49
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
3.12
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.25
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
975
6.63
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
4.19
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.124
1.124
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.812
0.812
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.44
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.14
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.26
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5674
38.58
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2907
37.95
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.18
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.72
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
695
4.73
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
4.33
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.44
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.28
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.74
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5034
34.23
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2648
34.57
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.58
38.58
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95

Fielding Stats for Len Barker and Tom Gorman

Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
1.69
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.73
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
1.32
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.43
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3971
27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1651
27
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1323.2
9
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
550.1
9
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.52
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.65
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.2
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.64
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.21
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
1.81
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.5
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
1.72
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.29
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.11
95.11
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.5
91.5
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.23
78.23
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Len Barker and Tom Gorman

Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
248
1984
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
1032.14
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
75
600
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
600
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
63
504
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
553.57
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
50
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
42.86
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.14
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.14
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
3.17
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.96
7
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.14
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
82.14
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
24
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
21.43
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.71
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.14
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-3.05
-24.4
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.65
-16.6
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
48
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
32.14
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
248
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
84
300
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
2.42
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
48
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.29
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA