Bert Cole vs. Tom Gorman — Career Comparison

Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Gorman
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bert Cole 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 4.67 and 1.593 for Bert Cole. By the career numbers, Tom Gorman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Cole and Tom Gorman

Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
2.63
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.68
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.43
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.42
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.47
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.47
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.99
25.99
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.15
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.55
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
4.67
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2068
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
689.1
9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
10.92
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
8.6
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.01
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
230
3.42
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
3.12
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.25
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.77
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
4.19
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.812
0.812
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.26
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2742
40.75
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2907
37.95
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.23
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.72
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
5.84
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
4.33
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2493
37.05
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2648
34.57
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95

Fielding Stats for Bert Cole and Tom Gorman

Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.73
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.43
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1651
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
550.1
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.65
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.64
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.21
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.29
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.5
91.5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.484
0.484
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Cole and Tom Gorman

Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
202
536.28
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
1032.14
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
600
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
168
600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
544.25
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
553.57
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
130.09
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
14
50
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
108.85
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
42.86
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.96
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.14
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.14
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
48.93
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.96
7
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
16
57.14
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
164.6
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
23
82.14
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
76.99
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
21.43
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.79
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
122.12
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
32.14
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.14
56.11
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.65
-16.6
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
29.2
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.14
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
95.58
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
84
300
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
6.28
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.29
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA