Tom Gorman vs. Roy Sanders — Career Comparison

Tom Gorman
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Sanders
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Sanders 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. Roy Sanders posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.75 and WHIP 1.265 compared to 3.77 and 1.330 for Tom Gorman. By the career numbers, Roy Sanders had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Gorman and Roy Sanders

Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.59
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.43
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.85
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.47
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.37
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.47
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.53
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.18
41.18
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.37
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.55
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
3.77
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.75
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2068
27
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
27
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
689.1
9
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
9
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
659
8.6
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
7.78
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.01
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
3.12
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
3.6
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.25
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
4.19
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
3.07
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.812
0.812
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.741
0.741
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.26
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.26
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2907
37.95
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
709
37.54
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.72
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.74
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
4.33
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
3.49
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.303
1.303
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2648
34.57
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
638
33.78
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.95
37.95
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54

Fielding Stats for Tom Gorman and Roy Sanders

Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.73
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.43
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1651
27
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
550.1
9
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.65
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.64
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.21
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.5
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.29
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.5
91.5
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.484
0.484
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.1
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Gorman and Roy Sanders

Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
1032.14
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
31
290.63
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
600
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
64
600
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
553.57
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
59
553.13
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
50
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
75
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
42.86
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
56.25
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.14
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.14
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.96
7
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.31
21.62
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
57.14
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
112.5
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
82.14
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
103.13
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
21.43
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
65.63
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
32.14
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
112.5
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.65
-16.6
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
14.65
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.14
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
84
300
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
84.38
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.11
7.11
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
14.29
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA