Tom Gorman vs. Corey Kluber — Career Comparison

Tom Gorman
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Corey Kluber
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Corey Kluber 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. Corey Kluber posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.44 and WHIP 1.135 compared to 3.77 and 1.330 for Tom Gorman. By the career numbers, Corey Kluber had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Gorman and Corey Kluber

Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
1.49
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.43
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
1.43
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.47
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.64
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.47
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.42
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.1
60.1
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.94
95.94
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.55
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
3.77
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
3.44
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2068
27
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4925
27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
689.1
9
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1641.2
9
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
659
8.6
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1486
8.15
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.15
8.15
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.01
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.97
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
3.12
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
2.02
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.25
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
4.19
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1725
9.46
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.46
9.46
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.812
0.812
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.17
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.26
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.36
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2907
37.95
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6688
36.67
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.72
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
4.33
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
3.75
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.18
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.13
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.63
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.303
1.303
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.129
1.129
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2648
34.57
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6200
33.99
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.95
37.95
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.67
36.67

Fielding Stats for Tom Gorman and Corey Kluber

Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.73
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
1.49
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.43
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
1.43
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1651
27
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4925
27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
550.1
9
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1641.2
9
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.65
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.64
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.64
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.72
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.21
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.5
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
1.39
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.29
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.36
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.5
91.5
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.915
0.915
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.94
95.94
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Gorman and Corey Kluber

Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
1032.14
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
273
5118.75
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
600
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
553.57
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
28
525
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
50
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
42.86
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.14
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.14
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.96
7
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
8.45
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
57.14
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
82.14
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
4
75
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
21.43
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.71
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
32.14
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.65
-16.6
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.72
-13.42
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.14
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
84
300
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
281.25
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
2.13
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
14.29
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.71
Corey Kluber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
Corey Kluber
Career
Per 600 PA