Ed Brandt vs. Tom Gorman — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Brandt 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 3.86 and 1.375 for Ed Brandt. By the career numbers, Tom Gorman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Brandt and Tom Gorman

Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
1.5
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.1
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.43
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.48
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.47
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.58
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.47
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.32
45.32
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.54
73.54
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.6
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.55
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
3.86
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6805
27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2068
27
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2268.1
9
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
689.1
9
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2342
9.29
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
8.6
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.29
9.29
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.53
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.01
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
3.09
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
3.12
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.25
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
877
3.48
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
4.19
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.812
0.812
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.14
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.26
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9721
38.57
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2907
37.95
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.27
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.72
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1084
4.3
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
4.33
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8908
35.34
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2648
34.57
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.57
38.57
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95

Fielding Stats for Ed Brandt and Tom Gorman

Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.73
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.43
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1651
27
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
550.1
9
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.65
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.64
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.21
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
604
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.5
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
590
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.29
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.68
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.5
91.5
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.561
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.484
0.484
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Brandt and Tom Gorman

Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
404
276.08
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
289
1032.14
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
878
600
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
168
600
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
793
541.91
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
553.57
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
127.79
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
14
50
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
110.71
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
42.86
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
14.35
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.14
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.73
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
17.08
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.14
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.02
41.7
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.96
7
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
147.61
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
16
57.14
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
165.38
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
23
82.14
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.67
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
21.43
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
40.32
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
94.99
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
32.14
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.18
49.33
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.65
-16.6
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
37.59
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
32.14
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
56.72
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
84
300
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.58
10.58
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
20.5
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.29
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.15
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA