Sheriff Blake vs. Tom Gorman — Career Comparison

Sheriff Blake
Lost GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Gorman
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sheriff Blake 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 4.13 and 1.547 for Sheriff Blake. By the career numbers, Tom Gorman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sheriff Blake and Tom Gorman

Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
1.69
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.09
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.43
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.48
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.47
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.57
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.47
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.03
46.03
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.47
64.47
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.45
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.55
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
744
4.13
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4860
27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2068
27
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1620
9
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
689.1
9
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1766
9.81
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
8.6
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.81
9.81
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.38
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.01
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
740
4.11
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
3.12
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.25
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
621
3.45
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
4.19
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.812
0.812
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.19
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.17
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.26
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7149
39.72
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2907
37.95
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.33
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.72
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
876
4.87
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
4.33
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.547
1.547
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6379
35.44
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2648
34.57
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95

Fielding Stats for Sheriff Blake and Tom Gorman

Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.73
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.43
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1651
27
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
550.1
9
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.65
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.64
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.21
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.5
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.29
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.23
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.5
91.5
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.484
0.484
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sheriff Blake and Tom Gorman

Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
310
308.97
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
289
1032.14
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
602
600
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
168
600
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
558
556.15
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
155
553.57
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
117.61
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
14
50
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
111.63
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
42.86
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
4.98
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.14
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
5.98
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.14
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.79
27.7
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.96
7
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
124.58
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
16
57.14
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
133.55
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
23
82.14
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
45.85
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
21.43
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
29.9
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
75.75
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
32.14
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.55
32.44
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.65
-16.6
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.99
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
13.95
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.14
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
90.7
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
300
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.62
6.62
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
27.91
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.29
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA