Harvey Branch vs. Tom Gorman — Career Comparison

Harvey Branch
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Gorman
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Harvey Branch 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 5.4 and 2.000 for Harvey Branch. By the career numbers, Tom Gorman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harvey Branch and Tom Gorman

Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.43
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.47
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.47
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.55
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.56
7.56
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.8
7.8
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2068
27
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
689.1
9
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
8.6
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.01
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
3.12
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.25
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
4.19
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.812
0.812
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.26
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
43.2
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2907
37.95
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.72
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
4.33
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
34.2
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2648
34.57
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95

Fielding Stats for Harvey Branch and Tom Gorman

Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.73
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.43
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1651
27
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
550.1
9
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.65
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.64
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.21
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
2.5
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
2.29
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.5
91.5
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harvey Branch and Tom Gorman

Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
1032.14
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
600
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
553.57
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
50
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
42.86
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.14
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.14
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.96
7
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.14
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
82.14
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.43
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.71
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.14
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.65
-16.6
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.14
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
300
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.29
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA