Ed Barry vs. Tom Gorman — Career Comparison

Ed Barry
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Gorman
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Barry 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. Ed Barry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.53 and WHIP 1.253 compared to 3.77 and 1.330 for Tom Gorman. By the career numbers, Ed Barry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Barry and Tom Gorman

Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.37
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.14
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.43
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.47
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.68
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.47
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.55
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.53
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
3.77
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2068
27
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
689.1
9
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
8.43
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
659
8.6
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.01
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.85
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
3.12
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.25
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
3.87
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
4.19
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.747
0.747
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.812
0.812
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.57
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.91
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.26
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
330
37.59
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2907
37.95
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.72
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
5.35
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
4.33
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.253
1.253
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.303
1.303
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
33.84
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2648
34.57
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.59
37.59
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.95
37.95

Fielding Stats for Ed Barry and Tom Gorman

Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.37
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.73
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.14
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.43
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1651
27
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
550.1
9
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.65
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.82
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.64
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.21
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.51
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
2.5
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.28
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.29
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.5
91.5
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Barry and Tom Gorman

Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
12
266.67
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
1032.14
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
600
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
23
511.11
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
553.57
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
50
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
42.86
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.14
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.14
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
12.76
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.96
7
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
57.14
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
82.14
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
21.43
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
32.14
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.19
-4.3
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.65
-16.6
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
32.14
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
200
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
84
300
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
14.29
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA