Tom Gorman vs. Jim Kaat — Career Comparison

Tom Gorman
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Kaat
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Jim Kaat 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. Jim Kaat posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.45 and WHIP 1.284 compared to 3.77 and 1.330 for Tom Gorman. By the career numbers, Jim Kaat had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Gorman and Jim Kaat

Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
898
1.78
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.43
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
1.24
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.47
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
0.56
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.47
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
0.47
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.42
54.42
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.6
69.6
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.36
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.55
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.04
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
3.77
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1738
3.45
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2068
27
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13591
27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
689.1
9
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4530.1
9
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
8.6
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
4620
9.18
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.18
9.18
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.01
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
0.78
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
3.12
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1083
2.15
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.25
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.23
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
4.19
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2461
4.89
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.812
0.812
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
0.782
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.25
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.26
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.24
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.01
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2907
37.95
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19023
37.79
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.72
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.2
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
4.33
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2038
4.05
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.18
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.16
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.39
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.303
1.303
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2648
34.57
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17645
35.05
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.95
37.95
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.79
37.79

Fielding Stats for Tom Gorman and Jim Kaat

Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.73
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
898
1.78
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.43
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
1.24
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1651
27
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13587
27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
550.1
9
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4529
9
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.65
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
0.52
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.64
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
1.48
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.21
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.11
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.5
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1062
2.11
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.29
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1006
2
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.5
91.5
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.73
94.73
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.6
69.6
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.13
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Gorman and Jim Kaat

Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
289
1032.14
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1004
442.29
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
168
600
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1362
600
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
553.57
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1251
551.1
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
14
50
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
102.2
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
42.86
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
73.57
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.14
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
19.38
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.2
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
7.05
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.14
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
28.63
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.96
7
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.45
35.88
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
16
57.14
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
334
147.14
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
23
82.14
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
302
133.04
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
21.43
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
51.54
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
46.7
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
32.14
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
91.19
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.65
-16.6
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.39
31.45
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.08
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.14
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
27.75
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.44
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
300
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PAverified
367
161.67
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.71
3.71
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.29
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
14.98
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.08
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
6.17
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.2
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.44
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.64
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33