Tom Gorman vs. Matt Palmer — Career Comparison

Tom Gorman
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Palmer
Gen XTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Palmer 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 4.56 and 1.505 for Matt Palmer. 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 Matt Palmer

Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.06
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.43
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.47
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.47
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.55
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2068
27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
689.1
9
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
8.6
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
8.79
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.01
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.73
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
3.12
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.25
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
4.19
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
4.76
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.812
0.812
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.26
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2907
37.95
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
39.24
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.72
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.68
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
4.33
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
4.9
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.26
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
1.484
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2648
34.57
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
692
33.6
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.24
39.24

Fielding Stats for Tom Gorman and Matt Palmer

Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.73
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.06
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.43
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1651
27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
550.1
9
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.65
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.63
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.64
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.92
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.21
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.65
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.29
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.55
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.5
91.5
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.508
0.508
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Gorman and Matt Palmer

Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
1032.14
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
3150
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
600
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
553.57
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
50
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
42.86
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.14
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.14
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.96
7
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
28.42
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
57.14
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
82.14
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
21.43
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.71
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
32.14
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.65
-16.6
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
35.37
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
32.14
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
84
300
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.4
2.4
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
14.29
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA