Buddy Black vs. Tom Gorman — Career Comparison

Buddy Black
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Gorman
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Buddy Black 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 3.84 and 1.291 for Buddy Black. By the career numbers, Tom Gorman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buddy Black and Tom Gorman

Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
1.74
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
1.3
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.43
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.53
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.47
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.51
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.47
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.05
51.05
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.37
74.37
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.14
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.55
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
876
3.84
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6160
27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2068
27
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2053.1
9
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
689.1
9
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
1978
8.67
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
8.6
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
0.95
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.01
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
2.73
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
3.12
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.21
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.25
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1039
4.55
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
4.19
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.809
0.809
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.812
0.812
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.28
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.21
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.26
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.19
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8627
37.81
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2907
37.95
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.18
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.72
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
982
4.3
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
4.33
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.34
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.24
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.7
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.303
1.303
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7822
34.28
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2648
34.57
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.81
37.81
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.95
37.95

Fielding Stats for Buddy Black and Tom Gorman

Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
1.74
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.73
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
1.3
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.43
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6160
27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1651
27
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2053.1
9
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
550.1
9
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.39
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.65
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.56
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.64
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.21
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
2.01
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.5
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.95
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.29
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.5
91.5
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.118
1.118
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.37
74.37
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buddy Black and Tom Gorman

Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
400
1142.86
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
289
1032.14
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
600
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
168
600
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
511.43
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
553.57
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
74.29
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
14
50
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
62.86
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
42.86
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.43
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.14
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.43
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.14
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.68
13.38
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.96
7
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
85.71
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
16
57.14
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
85.71
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
23
82.14
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
6
17.14
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.43
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
34.29
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
51.43
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
32.14
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.85
5.28
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.65
-16.6
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.43
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.14
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
140
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
84
300
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.29
4.29
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
77.14
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.29
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.86
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA