Dick Coffman vs. Tom Gorman — Career Comparison

Dick Coffman
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Gorman
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Coffman 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 4.65 and 1.537 for Dick Coffman. By the career numbers, Tom Gorman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Coffman and Tom Gorman

Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
472
2.91
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.81
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.43
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.44
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.47
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.59
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.47
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.11
43.11
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.97
27.97
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.29
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.23
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.55
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
4.65
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4381
27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2068
27
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1460.1
9
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
689.1
9
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1782
10.98
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
8.6
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.98
10.98
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.57
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.01
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
2.85
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
3.12
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.25
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
2.29
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
4.19
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.572
0.572
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.812
0.812
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.22
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.26
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6542
40.32
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2907
37.95
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
1.2
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.72
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
894
5.51
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
4.33
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.537
1.537
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6044
37.25
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2648
34.57
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.32
40.32
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95

Fielding Stats for Dick Coffman and Tom Gorman

Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
472
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.73
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.43
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1651
27
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
550.1
9
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.65
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
293
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.64
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.21
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.5
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
375
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.29
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.18
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.5
91.5
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.795
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.484
0.484
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Coffman and Tom Gorman

Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
472
639.28
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
289
1032.14
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
443
600
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
168
600
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
400
541.76
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
553.57
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
69.07
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
14
50
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
52.82
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
42.86
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.9
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.14
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.35
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.25
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.14
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.8
15.99
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.96
7
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
86.68
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
16
57.14
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
98.87
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
23
82.14
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
28.44
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
21.43
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.67
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
50.11
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
32.14
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.13
4.23
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.65
-16.6
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
29.8
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.14
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
151
204.51
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
300
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
2.93
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
28.44
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.29
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA