Jack Combs vs. Tom Gorman — Career Comparison

Jack Combs
UnknownThrows RightBats RightDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Gorman
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Combs 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 6.56 and 1.605 for Jack Combs. By the career numbers, Tom Gorman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Combs and Tom Gorman

Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.95
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.2
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.43
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.48
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.47
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.6
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.47
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.3
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.55
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
6.56
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.59
7.59
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.464
0.464
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
901
27
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2068
27
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
300.1
9
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
689.1
9
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
10.55
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
8.6
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.57
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.01
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
3.9
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
3.12
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.25
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
3.45
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
4.19
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.816
0.816
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.812
0.812
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.24
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.26
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
931
27.9
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2907
37.95
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.51
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.72
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
7.46
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
4.33
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.46
7.46
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.05
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.42
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.605
1.605
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
22.71
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2648
34.57
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.534
0.534
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.9
27.9
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.95
37.95

Fielding Stats for Jack Combs and Tom Gorman

Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
2.94
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.73
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.76
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.43
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
615
27
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1651
27
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
9
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
550.1
9
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.65
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
3.07
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.64
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.21
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
3.56
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
2.5
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
3.34
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
2.29
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.83
93.83
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.5
91.5
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.134
1.134
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.7
59.7
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Combs and Tom Gorman

Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
67
324.19
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
1032.14
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
124
600
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
600
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
112
541.94
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
553.57
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
82.26
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
14
50
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
72.58
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
42.86
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.84
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.14
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.84
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.68
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.14
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.4
21.3
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.96
7
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
96.77
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
16
57.14
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
116.13
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
23
82.14
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
38.71
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
21.43
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.03
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
67.74
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
32.14
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.8
18.37
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.65
-16.6
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
33.87
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
32.14
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
84
300
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.19
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.29
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.84
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.84
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA