Tom Gorman vs. Lefty Smart — Career Comparison

Tom Gorman
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Smart
UnknownThrows LeftIndianapolis ABCsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty Smart 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. Lefty Smart posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.78 and WHIP 1.191 compared to 3.77 and 1.330 for Tom Gorman. By the career numbers, Lefty Smart had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Gorman and Lefty Smart

Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.67
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.43
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.47
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.47
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.55
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
3.77
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2068
27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
689.1
9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
659
8.6
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
7.93
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.01
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
3.12
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.25
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
4.19
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
4.18
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.812
0.812
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.773
0.773
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.26
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2907
37.95
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
39.11
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.72
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
4.33
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.76
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.303
1.303
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.191
1.191
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2648
34.57
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
34.93
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Tom Gorman and Lefty Smart

Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.73
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.73
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.43
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.81
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1651
27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
27
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
550.1
9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
9
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.65
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.64
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.32
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.21
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.5
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.52
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.29
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.52
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.5
91.5
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Gorman and Lefty Smart

Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
1032.14
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
19
285
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
600
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
40
600
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
553.57
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
36
540
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
50
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
75
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
42.86
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
60
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.14
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.14
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.96
7
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.16
17.41
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
57.14
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
90
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
82.14
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
105
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.43
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
32.14
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.65
-16.6
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
10.42
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.14
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
84
300
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
14.29
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA