Nick Blackburn vs. Tom Gorman — Career Comparison

Nick Blackburn
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Gorman
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nick Blackburn 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 4.85 and 1.485 for Nick Blackburn. By the career numbers, Tom Gorman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nick Blackburn and Tom Gorman

Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.59
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.51
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.43
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.47
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.47
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.6
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.47
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.88
43.88
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.48
94.48
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.55
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
4.85
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2456
27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2068
27
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818.2
9
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
689.1
9
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1003
11.03
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
8.6
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.03
11.03
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
1.29
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.01
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
2.22
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
3.12
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.25
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
4.27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
4.19
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.721
0.721
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.812
0.812
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.15
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.21
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.26
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3577
39.32
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2907
37.95
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.72
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
5.39
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
4.33
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.23
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.25
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.99
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.472
1.472
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3312
36.41
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2648
34.57
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.32
39.32
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95

Fielding Stats for Nick Blackburn and Tom Gorman

Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.59
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.73
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.51
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.43
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2456
27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1651
27
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818.2
9
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
550.1
9
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.77
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.65
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
1.25
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.64
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.21
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
2.08
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.5
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
2.02
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.29
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.35
97.35
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.5
91.5
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.48
94.48
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nick Blackburn and Tom Gorman

Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
7250
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
1032.14
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
600
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
553.57
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
50
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
42.86
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.14
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.14
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
3.7
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.96
7
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.14
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
82.14
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.43
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.71
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.14
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-27.74
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.65
-16.6
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.14
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
84
300
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.29
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA