King Cole vs. Tom Gorman — Career Comparison

King Cole
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Gorman
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

King 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. King Cole posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.12 and WHIP 1.352 compared to 3.77 and 1.330 for Tom Gorman. By the career numbers, King Cole had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for King Cole and Tom Gorman

King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.59
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.05
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.43
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.69
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.47
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.33
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.47
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.47
67.47
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.89
65.89
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.58
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.55
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
3.12
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
3.77
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2192
27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2068
27
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
730.2
9
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
689.1
9
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
8.09
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
659
8.6
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.01
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
4.08
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
3.12
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.25
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
3.67
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
4.19
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.861
0.861
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.812
0.812
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.31
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.32
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.26
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3001
36.96
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2907
37.95
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.72
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
3.81
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
4.33
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.352
1.352
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2644
32.57
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2648
34.57
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.96
36.96
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.95
37.95

Fielding Stats for King Cole and Tom Gorman

King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
4.66
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.73
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.08
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.43
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
747
27
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1651
27
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
9
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
550.1
9
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.65
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
6.65
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
1.64
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.8
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.21
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
7.88
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
2.5
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
7.08
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
2.29
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.91
89.91
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.5
91.5
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.519
1.519
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.26
23.26
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for King Cole and Tom Gorman

King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
130
287.82
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
1032.14
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
600
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
168
600
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
249
551.29
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
553.57
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
95.2
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
14
50
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
77.49
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
42.86
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.07
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.14
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.64
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.71
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.14
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.39
25.21
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.96
7
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
119.56
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
16
57.14
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
115.13
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
23
82.14
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
37.64
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
21.43
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
35.42
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
73.06
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
32.14
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.83
21.77
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.65
-16.6
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.43
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
7
15.5
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.14
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
177.12
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
84
300
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
3.39
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
28.78
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.29
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.43
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.43
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA