Watson Clark vs. Tom Gorman — Career Comparison

Watson Clark
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Gorman
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Watson Clark 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. Watson Clark posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.305 compared to 3.77 and 1.330 for Tom Gorman. By the career numbers, Watson Clark had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Watson Clark and Tom Gorman

Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
1.83
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
1.06
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.43
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.57
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.47
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.5
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.47
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.37
53.37
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.03
58.03
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.47
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.55
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
3.66
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
3.77
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5242
27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2068
27
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1747.1
9
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
689.1
9
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1897
9.77
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
8.6
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.77
9.77
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.44
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.01
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
1.97
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
3.12
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.25
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
3.31
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
4.19
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.587
0.587
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.812
0.812
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.26
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7442
38.33
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2907
37.95
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.43
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.72
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
4.31
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
4.33
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.305
1.305
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7042
36.27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2648
34.57
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.33
38.33
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95

Fielding Stats for Watson Clark and Tom Gorman

Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.73
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.43
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1651
27
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
550.1
9
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.65
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.64
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.21
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.5
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.29
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.55
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.5
91.5
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.234
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.484
0.484
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Watson Clark and Tom Gorman

Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
326.52
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
289
1032.14
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
656
600
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
168
600
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598
546.95
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
553.57
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.501
0.501
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
107.01
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
14
50
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
93.29
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
42.86
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.06
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.14
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.74
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.91
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
13.72
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.14
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
30.18
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.96
7
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
125.3
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
16
57.14
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
137.2
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
23
82.14
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
44.82
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
21.43
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
34.76
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
78.66
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
32.14
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.52
32.49
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.65
-16.6
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
30.18
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.14
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
74.09
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
84
300
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.1
8.1
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.87
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.29
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.83
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA