Tom Gorman vs. Joe Saunders — Career Comparison

Tom Gorman
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Saunders
MillenialVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joe Saunders 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 4.37 and 1.435 for Joe Saunders. 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 Joe Saunders

Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
1.52
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.43
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.49
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.47
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.58
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.47
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.56
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.86
50.86
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.45
97.45
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.55
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
674
4.37
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2068
27
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4162
27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
689.1
9
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1387.1
9
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
8.6
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
9.94
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.01
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
1.16
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
3.12
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
2.85
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.25
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.12
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
4.19
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
792
5.14
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.812
0.812
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.2
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.26
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.19
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2907
37.95
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5962
38.68
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.72
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
4.33
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
4.84
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.26
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.23
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.1
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.421
1.421
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2648
34.57
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5418
35.15
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.68
38.68

Fielding Stats for Tom Gorman and Joe Saunders

Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.73
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
1.52
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.43
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.49
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1651
27
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4162
27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
550.1
9
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1387.1
9
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.65
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.39
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.64
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
1.47
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.21
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.5
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
1.89
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.29
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.86
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.5
91.5
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.29
98.29
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.45
97.45
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.12
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Gorman and Joe Saunders

Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
1032.14
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
236
944
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
600
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
150
600
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
553.57
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
128
512
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
14
50
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
68
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
42.86
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
64
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.14
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.14
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.96
7
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
12.22
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
16
57.14
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
72
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
23
82.14
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
92
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.43
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
24
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
32.14
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
36
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.65
-16.6
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
3.78
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.14
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
6
24
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
84
300
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
136
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.41
4.41
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.29
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
60
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100