Ken Brett vs. Tom Gorman — Career Comparison

Ken Brett
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tom Gorman
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Brett 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 3.93 and 1.385 for Ken Brett. By the career numbers, Tom Gorman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Brett and Tom Gorman

Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
2.06
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.08
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.43
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.49
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.47
Ken Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.5
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.47
Ken Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.4
49.4
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.72
52.72
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.3
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ken Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.55
Ken Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
3.93
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Ken Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Ken Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4579
27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2068
27
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1526.1
9
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
689.1
9
Ken Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1490
8.79
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
8.6
Ken Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Ken Brett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.75
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.01
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Ken Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Ken Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
562
3.31
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
3.12
Ken Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.37
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.25
Ken Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
4.76
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
4.19
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.812
0.812
Ken Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.22
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Ken Brett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.26
Ken Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6477
38.19
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2907
37.95
Ken Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.41
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.72
Ken Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
734
4.33
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
4.33
Ken Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Ken Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.3
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.21
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.6
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.344
1.344
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5806
34.23
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2648
34.57
Ken Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Ken Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.19
38.19
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95

Fielding Stats for Ken Brett and Tom Gorman

Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
2.06
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.73
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.09
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.43
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4578
27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1651
27
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1526
9
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
550.1
9
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.61
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.65
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
1.55
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.64
Ken Brett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.21
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
2.24
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.5
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
367
2.16
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.29
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.5
91.5
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.052
1.052
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.72
52.72
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.11
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Ken Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Brett and Tom Gorman

Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
386
620.91
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
289
1032.14
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
600
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
168
600
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
558.18
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
155
553.57
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.712
0.712
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
146.38
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
14
50
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
99.73
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
42.86
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
28.95
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.14
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.61
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
16.09
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
46.65
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.14
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.12
64.54
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.96
7
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
226.81
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
16
57.14
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
170.51
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
23
82.14
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
62.73
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
21.43
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
70.78
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
117.43
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
32.14
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.08
67.69
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.65
-16.6
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.61
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
22.52
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.14
Ken Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
107.77
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
84
300
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.57
5.57
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.48
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.29
Ken Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.22
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Brett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.65
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Ken Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA