Arthur Gilliard vs. Ken Tatum — Career Comparison

Arthur Gilliard
Lost GenerationAlabamaNorth AmericaSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Tatum
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Arthur Gilliard built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Tatum as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Tatum posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.93 and WHIP 1.298 compared to 3.37 and 1.391 for Arthur Gilliard. By the career numbers, Ken Tatum had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Arthur Gilliard and Ken Tatum

Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.1
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
5.6
Arthur Gilliard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.1
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.51
Arthur Gilliard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.55
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.38
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Arthur Gilliard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Arthur Gilliard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.78
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.66
Arthur Gilliard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
3.37
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
2.93
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Arthur Gilliard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
27
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
848
27
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
9
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
Arthur Gilliard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
10.25
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
7.32
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.25
10.25
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Arthur Gilliard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.39
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.76
Arthur Gilliard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Arthur Gilliard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.27
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
3.73
Arthur Gilliard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
Arthur Gilliard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
3.91
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
4.97
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Arthur Gilliard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.687
0.687
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.966
0.966
Arthur Gilliard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.57
Arthur Gilliard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.6
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
38.9
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1186
37.76
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
3.34
Arthur Gilliard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.93
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
3.28
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.41
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.32
Arthur Gilliard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Arthur Gilliard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.55
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.391
1.391
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.228
1.228
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
34.98
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1032
32.86
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Arthur Gilliard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.9
38.9
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Arthur Gilliard and Ken Tatum

Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.1
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
5.6
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
27
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
849
27
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
9
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
9
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.32
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.35
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.49
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.66
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
1.88
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.5
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
1.81
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.61
96.61
Arthur Gilliard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.286
2.286
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Arthur Gilliard and Ken Tatum

Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
14
182.61
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
2070.59
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
600
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
547.83
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
529.41
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.843
0.843
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
52.17
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
129.41
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
52.17
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
70.59
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
58.82
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
7.01
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.66
90.09
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
52.17
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
282.35
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
176.47
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.824
0.824
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
82.35
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
70.59
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
105.88
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-9.84
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.56
88.89
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
35.29
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arthur Gilliard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
17
200
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA