Whammy Douglas vs. Tom Gorman — Career Comparison

Whammy Douglas
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Gorman
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Whammy Douglas 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. Whammy Douglas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.26 and WHIP 1.702 compared to 3.77 and 1.330 for Tom Gorman. By the career numbers, Whammy Douglas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Whammy Douglas and Tom Gorman

Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.11
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.53
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.43
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.57
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.47
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.47
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.55
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.26
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
3.77
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
27
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2068
27
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
9
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
689.1
9
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
9.19
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
8.6
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.96
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.01
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.74
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
3.12
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.25
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
5.36
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
4.19
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.812
0.812
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.26
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
40.79
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2907
37.95
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.72
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.4
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
4.33
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
34.47
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2648
34.57
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.09
2.09
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.79
40.79
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95

Fielding Stats for Whammy Douglas and Tom Gorman

Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.15
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.73
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.57
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.43
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1651
27
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
550.1
9
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.65
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.64
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.21
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.15
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.5
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.96
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.29
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.5
91.5
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Whammy Douglas and Tom Gorman

Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
11
412.5
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
1032.14
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
600
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
600
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
553.57
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
50
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
42.86
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.14
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.14
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-4.93
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.96
7
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.14
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
82.14
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.43
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.71
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.14
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-2.05
-76.94
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.65
-16.6
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.14
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
375
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
300
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
1.6
1.6
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.29
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.71
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA