Tom Gorman vs. Mike Kilkenny — Career Comparison

Tom Gorman
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Kilkenny
Silent GenerationCANThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Kilkenny 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. Tom Gorman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.330 compared to 4.43 and 1.510 for Mike Kilkenny. By the career numbers, Tom Gorman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Gorman and Mike Kilkenny

Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
3.05
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.43
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.19
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.47
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.5
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.47
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.4
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.1
56.1
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.55
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
4.43
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2068
27
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
1230
27
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
689.1
9
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
410
9
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
659
8.6
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.5
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.5
8.5
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.01
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.86
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
3.12
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
4.92
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.25
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
4.19
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
6.61
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.61
6.61
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.812
0.812
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.281
1.281
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.26
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2907
37.95
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1821
39.97
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.72
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.7
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
4.33
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
4.74
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2648
34.57
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
1571
34.49
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.97
39.97

Fielding Stats for Tom Gorman and Mike Kilkenny

Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.73
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
3.06
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.43
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.19
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1651
27
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
1228
27
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
550.1
9
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
409.1
9
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.65
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.42
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.64
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.43
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.21
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.5
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
1.93
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.29
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.85
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.5
91.5
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.604
0.604
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Gorman and Mike Kilkenny

Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
1032.14
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
140
661.42
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
600
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
127
600
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
553.57
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
114
538.58
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
50
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
8
37.8
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
42.86
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
8
37.8
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.14
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.14
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.96
7
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
3.03
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.14
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
8
37.8
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
82.14
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
10
47.24
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.43
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.72
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
23.62
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.14
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
6
28.35
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-4.65
-16.6
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.67
-26.77
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.14
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.45
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
300
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
302.36
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
1.98
1.98
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.29
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
47.24
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.72
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Mike Kilkenny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Kilkenny
Career
Per 600 PA