Tom Gorman vs. Fred Sherry — Career Comparison

Tom Gorman
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Sherry
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Sherry 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 4.3 and 1.567 for Fred Sherry. 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 Sherry

Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.72
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.43
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.47
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.47
Fred Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.69
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Fred Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.55
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Fred Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
4.3
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Fred Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2068
27
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
27
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
689.1
9
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.1
9
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
8.6
Fred Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
10.83
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.83
10.83
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.01
Fred Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Fred Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Fred Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
3.12
Fred Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
3.27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.25
Fred Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
4.19
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
3.44
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Fred Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.812
0.812
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.745
0.745
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Fred Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.26
Fred Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Fred Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2907
37.95
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
38.18
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.72
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.03
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
4.33
Fred Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
6.88
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.88
6.88
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.567
1.567
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2648
34.57
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
34.91
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95
Fred Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.18
38.18

Fielding Stats for Tom Gorman and Fred Sherry

Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.73
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.43
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1651
27
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
550.1
9
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.65
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.64
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.21
Fred Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.5
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.29
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.5
91.5
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.484
0.484
Fred Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.8
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Gorman and Fred Sherry

Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
1032.14
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
10
300
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
600
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
553.57
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Fred Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Fred Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
50
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
42.86
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.14
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.14
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Fred Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.96
7
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
25.37
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
57.14
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
82.14
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Fred Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Fred Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Fred Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Fred Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Fred Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Fred Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.43
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.14
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.65
-16.6
Fred Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
17.79
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.14
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
84
300
Fred Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.67
6.67
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Fred Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.29
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Fred Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA