Tom Gorman vs. Charlie King — Career Comparison

Tom Gorman
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie King
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Charlie King 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 11.85 and 2.268 for Charlie King. 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 Charlie King

Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.43
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.47
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.47
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.55
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
11.85
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.85
11.85
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.383
0.383
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2068
27
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
689.1
9
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
8.6
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
15.15
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.15
15.15
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.01
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.63
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
3.12
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.25
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
4.19
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.812
0.812
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.659
0.659
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.26
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2907
37.95
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
46.76
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.72
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
4.33
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
12.51
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.51
12.51
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.268
2.268
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2648
34.57
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
39.51
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.76
46.76

Fielding Stats for Tom Gorman and Charlie King

Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.73
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.43
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1651
27
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
550.1
9
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.65
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.64
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.32
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.21
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.5
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.29
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.5
91.5
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Gorman and Charlie King

Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
1032.14
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
600
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
553.57
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
50
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
42.86
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.14
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.14
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.96
7
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
10.96
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
57.14
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
82.14
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
21.43
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.71
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
32.14
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.65
-16.6
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.01
-1.16
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.14
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
84
300
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.29
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA