Nelson Chittum vs. Tom Gorzelanny — Career Comparison

Nelson Chittum
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Gorzelanny
MillenialIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Gorzelanny built a career as a starting pitcher and Nelson Chittum as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nelson Chittum posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.84 and WHIP 1.397 compared to 4.4 and 1.467 for Tom Gorzelanny. By the career numbers, Nelson Chittum had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nelson Chittum and Tom Gorzelanny

Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
5.29
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
3.2
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
1.23
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.4
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.51
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.54
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.54
48.54
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.54
38.54
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.84
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
4.4
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
27
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2651
27
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
9
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883.2
9
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
9
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
890
9.06
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.06
9.06
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.66
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.18
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
387
3.94
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.4
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.19
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
3.97
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
714
7.27
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.27
7.27
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.794
0.794
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.246
1.246
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.26
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
38.51
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3874
39.46
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.25
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.44
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.5
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
462
4.71
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.36
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.37
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.88
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.445
1.445
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
35.21
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3383
34.46
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.51
38.51
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.46
39.46

Fielding Stats for Nelson Chittum and Tom Gorzelanny

Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
5.29
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
3.2
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
1.23
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
27
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2651
27
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
9
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883.2
9
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.79
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.52
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.85
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.21
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.13
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.65
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
1.86
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.65
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
1.73
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.9
92.9
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.541
0.541
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.54
38.54
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nelson Chittum and Tom Gorzelanny

Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
2181.82
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
314
750.6
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
600
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
518.73
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
47.81
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
47.81
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
31.86
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.19
5.23
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
47.81
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
71.71
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
14.34
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
31.08
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
45.42
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
27.56
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.17
-14.76
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.51
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
102
243.82
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
2.46
2.46
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
57.37
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.17
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA