Joe Dobson vs. Tom Gorman — Career Comparison

Joe Dobson
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tom Gorman
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Dobson 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. Joe Dobson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.62 and WHIP 1.336 compared to 7.2 and 1.600 for Tom Gorman. By the career numbers, Joe Dobson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Dobson and Tom Gorman

Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.72
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.13
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.57
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.43
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.08
57.08
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.94
65.94
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.46
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
3.62
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.2
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6510
27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2170
9
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
8.49
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.57
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
851
3.53
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
992
4.11
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.849
0.849
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.23
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9159
37.99
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
39.6
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.35
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
981
4.07
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.2
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8298
34.42
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
37.8
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.6
39.6

Fielding Stats for Joe Dobson and Tom Gorman

Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
1397.25
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
9
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
425.25
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1150.88
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
37.13
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
1613.25
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
1576.13
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.7
97.7
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.128
1.128
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
81
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Dobson and Tom Gorman

Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
414
302.19
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2400
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
822
600
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
697
508.76
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
77.37
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
70.07
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.11
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.46
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.3
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.74
20.25
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
88.32
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
121.9
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
33.58
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
25.55
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
57.66
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.67
17.27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.11
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
39.42
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
244
178.1
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.37
3.37
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
46.72
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.11
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA