Tom Gorman vs. Barney Pelty — Career Comparison

Tom Gorman
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Barney Pelty
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Barney Pelty 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. Barney Pelty posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.63 and WHIP 1.150 compared to 3.77 and 1.330 for Tom Gorman. By the career numbers, Barney Pelty had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Gorman and Barney Pelty

Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
1.25
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.43
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1.02
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.47
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.43
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.47
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.55
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.02
44.02
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.58
81.58
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.83
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.1
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.55
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
3.77
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
2.63
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2068
27
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5724
27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
689.1
9
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1908
9
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
659
8.6
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1663
7.84
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.84
7.84
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.01
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.1
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
3.12
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
2.51
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.25
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
4.19
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
693
3.27
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.812
0.812
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.642
0.642
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.2
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.26
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.49
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2907
37.95
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7602
35.86
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.72
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.19
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
4.33
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.54
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.303
1.303
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2648
34.57
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6966
32.86
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.95
37.95
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.86
35.86

Fielding Stats for Tom Gorman and Barney Pelty

Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.73
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
1.47
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.43
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.97
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1651
27
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5181
27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
550.1
9
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1727
9
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.65
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.81
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
1.64
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
678
3.53
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.21
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.29
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
2.5
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
4.63
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
2.29
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
833
4.34
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.5
91.5
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.81
93.81
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.954
2.954
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.96
65.96
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.14
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Gorman and Barney Pelty

Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
1032.14
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 600 PA
282
226.2
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
168
600
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
748
600
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
155
553.57
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697
559.09
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
14
50
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
80.21
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
42.86
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
72.99
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.14
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
4.81
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.41
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.14
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.22
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.96
7
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.07
16.1
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
16
57.14
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
89.84
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
23
82.14
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
100.27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
21.43
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
33.69
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.06
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
32.14
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
57.75
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.65
-16.6
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.83
7.88
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.21
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.14
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
16.84
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
300
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121
97.06
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.18
6.18
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.29
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
20.86
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.01
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.01
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100