Tom Gorman vs. Jack Knott — Career Comparison

Tom Gorman
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Knott
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Knott 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 4.97 and 1.560 for Jack Knott. 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 Jack Knott

Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.88
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.43
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.11
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.47
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.47
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.47
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.6
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.32
44.32
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.08
59.08
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.36
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.55
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.11
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
860
4.97
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2068
27
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4671
27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
689.1
9
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1557
9
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
8.6
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1787
10.33
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.33
10.33
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.01
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.81
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
3.12
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
642
3.71
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.25
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
4.19
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
2.8
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.812
0.812
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.24
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.26
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.12
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2907
37.95
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7007
40.5
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.72
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.45
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
4.33
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
991
5.73
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2648
34.57
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6345
36.68
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Tom Gorman and Jack Knott

Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.73
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.43
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1651
27
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
550.1
9
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.65
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.64
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.21
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.5
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.29
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.5
91.5
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.84
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.484
0.484
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.019
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Gorman and Jack Knott

Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
289
1032.14
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
325
348.84
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
168
600
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
559
600
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
553.57
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
482
517.35
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
14
50
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
62.25
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
42.86
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
59.03
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.14
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.22
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.14
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.22
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.96
7
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.93
10.66
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
16
57.14
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
65.47
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
23
82.14
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
92.31
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
21.43
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
34.35
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
24.69
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
32.14
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
59.03
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.65
-16.6
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.61
-0.65
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.07
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.14
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
28.98
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
300
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
212
227.55
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.29
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
52.59
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.22
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA