Tom Gorman vs. Herb Pennock — Career Comparison

Tom Gorman
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Herb Pennock
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Herb Pennock 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. Herb Pennock posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.6 and WHIP 1.348 compared to 3.77 and 1.330 for Tom Gorman. By the career numbers, Herb Pennock had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Gorman and Herb Pennock

Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
617
1.55
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.43
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.06
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.47
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
0.6
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.47
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.41
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.7
59.7
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.07
68.07
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
0.62
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.55
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.08
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
3.77
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1428
3.6
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2068
27
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10715
27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
689.1
9
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3571.2
9
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
8.6
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3900
9.83
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.01
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.32
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
3.12
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
2.31
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.25
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
4.19
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1227
3.09
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.812
0.812
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.16
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.26
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.09
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2907
37.95
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15154
38.19
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.72
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.34
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
4.33
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
4.26
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.348
1.348
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2648
34.57
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14202
35.79
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.19
38.19

Fielding Stats for Tom Gorman and Herb Pennock

Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.73
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
617
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.43
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1651
27
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
550.1
9
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.65
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.64
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
824
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.21
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.5
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.29
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
925
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.5
91.5
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.484
0.484
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.499
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Gorman and Herb Pennock

Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
289
1032.14
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
620
260.87
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
168
600
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1426
600
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
553.57
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1214
510.8
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.547
0.547
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
14
50
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
97.62
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
42.86
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
80.36
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.14
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
13.88
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.68
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.68
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.14
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
17.25
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.96
7
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.94
32.79
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
16
57.14
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
119.92
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
23
82.14
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
333
140.11
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
21.43
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
45.44
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
43.34
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
32.14
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
87.1
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.65
-16.6
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.09
35.8
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.95
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
32.14
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
39.55
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
300
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
74.89
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.01
8.01
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.29
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
46.7
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.42
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.42
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Pennock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100