Tommy Bridges vs. Tom Gorman — Career Comparison

Tommy Bridges
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tom Gorman
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tommy Bridges 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. Tommy Bridges posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.57 and WHIP 1.368 compared to 3.77 and 1.330 for Tom Gorman. By the career numbers, Tommy Bridges had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tommy Bridges and Tom Gorman

Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
1.35
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
1.15
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.43
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.62
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.47
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.44
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.47
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.43
58.43
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.38
85.38
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.64
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.11
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.55
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1122
3.57
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
3.77
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8479
27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2068
27
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2826.1
9
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
689.1
9
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2675
8.52
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
659
8.6
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.58
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.01
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
1192
3.8
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
3.12
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.25
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1674
5.33
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
4.19
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.33
5.33
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.014
1.014
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.812
0.812
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.19
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.11
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.26
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12165
38.74
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2907
37.95
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.15
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.72
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1321
4.21
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
4.33
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10938
34.83
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2648
34.57
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95

Fielding Stats for Tommy Bridges and Tom Gorman

Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.73
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.43
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1651
27
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
550.1
9
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.65
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.64
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.21
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
637
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.5
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
613
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.29
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.5
91.5
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.446
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.484
0.484
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy Bridges and Tom Gorman

Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424
222.77
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
289
1032.14
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1142
600
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
168
600
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1003
526.97
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
553.57
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
95.1
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
14
50
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
76.71
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
42.86
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
14.19
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.14
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.2
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
18.39
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.14
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
28.9
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.96
7
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
117.69
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
16
57.14
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
133.98
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
23
82.14
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
43.61
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
21.43
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
37.83
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
81.44
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
32.14
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54.58
28.68
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.65
-16.6
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
38.88
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
32.14
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PAverified
271
142.38
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
300
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.21
4.21
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
34.15
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.29
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.15
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA