Tom Gorman vs. Fred Sanford — Career Comparison

Tom Gorman
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Sanford
Greatest GenerationUtahThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Sanford 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 4.45 and 1.558 for Fred Sanford. 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 Fred Sanford

Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
1.98
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.43
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.19
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.47
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.45
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.47
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.67
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.22
40.22
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.76
59.76
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.31
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.55
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
4.45
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2068
27
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2232
27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
689.1
9
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
9
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
8.6
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
768
9.29
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.29
9.29
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.01
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.81
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
3.12
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
4.73
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.25
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
4.19
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
3.45
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.812
0.812
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.26
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2907
37.95
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3306
39.99
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.72
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.33
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
4.33
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
4.9
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.558
1.558
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2648
34.57
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2912
35.23
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.99
39.99

Fielding Stats for Tom Gorman and Fred Sanford

Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.73
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.43
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1651
27
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
550.1
9
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.65
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.64
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.21
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.5
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.29
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.5
91.5
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.11
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.484
0.484
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.055
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Gorman and Fred Sanford

Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
1032.14
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
165
388.24
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
168
600
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
600
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
553.57
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
229
538.82
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
14
50
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
91.76
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
42.86
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
68.24
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.14
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.18
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.35
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.14
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
23.53
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.96
7
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.14
26.21
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
16
57.14
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
120
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
23
82.14
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
120
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
21.43
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
51.76
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
23.53
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
32.14
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
72.94
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.65
-16.6
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.94
21.04
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.14
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
28.24
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
84
300
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
157.65
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
3.81
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.29
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
32.94
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.35
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.35
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.35
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0