Bob Cooney vs. Tom Gorman — Career Comparison

Bob Cooney
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Gorman
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Cooney 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 5.95 and 1.776 for Bob Cooney. By the career numbers, Tom Gorman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Cooney and Tom Gorman

Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
2.28
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.57
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.43
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.47
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.41
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.47
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.55
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
5.95
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
27
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2068
27
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
110.1
9
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
689.1
9
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
11.42
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
8.6
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.73
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.01
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4.57
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
3.12
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.25
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.94
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
4.19
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.834
0.834
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.812
0.812
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.26
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
513
41.85
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2907
37.95
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.14
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.72
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
6.69
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
4.33
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.69
6.69
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.776
1.776
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
37.03
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2648
34.57
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95

Fielding Stats for Bob Cooney and Tom Gorman

Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.73
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.43
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1651
27
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
550.1
9
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.65
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.64
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.21
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.5
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.29
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.5
91.5
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.571
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.484
0.484
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Cooney and Tom Gorman

Bob Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
29
457.89
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
1032.14
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
600
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
35
552.63
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
553.57
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
50
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
42.86
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.14
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.14
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
17.2
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.96
7
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
57.14
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
126.32
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
82.14
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
21.43
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
32.14
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.86
13.61
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.65
-16.6
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
32.14
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
84
300
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.33
6.33
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.29
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA