Tom Gorman vs. Cactus Keck — Career Comparison

Tom Gorman
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cactus Keck
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cactus Keck 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. Cactus Keck posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.51 and WHIP 1.298 compared to 3.77 and 1.330 for Tom Gorman. By the career numbers, Cactus Keck had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Gorman and Cactus Keck

Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
2.56
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.43
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.87
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.47
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.47
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.5
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.87
33.87
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.55
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
3.77
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.51
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2068
27
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
654
27
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
689.1
9
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
9
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
8.6
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
9.17
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.01
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.37
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
3.12
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.52
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.25
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
4.19
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.78
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.812
0.812
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.477
0.477
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.26
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2907
37.95
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
925
38.19
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.72
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.16
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
4.33
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
4.95
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.303
1.303
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.298
1.298
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2648
34.57
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
35.34
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.94
1.94
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.19
38.19

Fielding Stats for Tom Gorman and Cactus Keck

Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.73
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.43
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1651
27
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
550.1
9
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.65
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.64
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.21
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.5
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.29
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.5
91.5
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.484
0.484
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.79
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Gorman and Cactus Keck

Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
1032.14
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
62
531.43
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
600
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
553.57
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
61
522.86
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
50
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
68.57
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
42.86
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.14
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.14
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.96
7
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.7
14.6
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
57.14
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
77.14
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
82.14
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.43
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
32.14
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.65
-16.6
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
5.38
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
32.14
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
84
300
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
248.57
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.41
2.41
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.29
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0