Bill Doak vs. Tom Gorman — Career Comparison

Bill Doak
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Gorman
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Doak 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. Bill Doak posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.98 and WHIP 1.267 compared to 3.77 and 1.330 for Tom Gorman. By the career numbers, Bill Doak had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Doak and Tom Gorman

Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.47
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.19
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.43
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.55
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.47
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.51
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.47
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.84
51.84
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.24
81.24
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.52
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.11
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.05
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.55
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
920
2.98
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
3.77
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8348
27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2068
27
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.2
9
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
689.1
9
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Innings
2676
8.66
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
8.6
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.66
8.66
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.23
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.01
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
851
2.75
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
3.12
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.25
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1014
3.28
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
4.19
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.812
0.812
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.12
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.21
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.26
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11582
37.46
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2907
37.95
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.2
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.72
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1184
3.83
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
4.33
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.268
1.268
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.303
1.303
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10666
34.5
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2648
34.57
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.46
37.46
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.95
37.95

Fielding Stats for Bill Doak and Tom Gorman

Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.73
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.43
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1651
27
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
550.1
9
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.65
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
934
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.64
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.21
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1080
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.5
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1037
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.29
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.02
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.5
91.5
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.289
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.484
0.484
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Doak and Tom Gorman

Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
453
269.64
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
289
1032.14
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1008
600
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
168
600
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
905
538.69
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
553.57
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
68.45
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
14
50
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
55.95
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
42.86
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.93
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.14
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.98
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.6
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
12.5
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.14
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.58
14.04
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.96
7
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
85.12
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
16
57.14
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
87.5
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
23
82.14
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
23.81
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
21.43
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
17.86
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
41.07
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
32.14
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
1.6
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.65
-16.6
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.19
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
17.86
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.14
Bill Doak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Doak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
332
197.62
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
300
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.04
3.04
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Doak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
42.26
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.29
Bill Doak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Bill Doak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Doak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Doak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Doak
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA