Tom Gorman vs. Al Smith — Career Comparison

Tom Gorman
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Smith
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Al Smith 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. Al Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.72 and WHIP 1.380 compared to 3.77 and 1.330 for Tom Gorman. By the career numbers, Al Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Gorman and Al Smith

Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.93
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.43
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1.09
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.47
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.54
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.47
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.55
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.5
49.5
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.74
56.74
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.41
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.55
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.09
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
3.77
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
688
3.72
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2068
27
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4987
27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
689.1
9
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1662.1
9
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
8.6
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1707
9.24
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.01
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.51
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
3.12
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
587
3.18
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.25
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
4.19
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
3.18
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.812
0.812
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.706
0.706
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.26
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.17
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2907
37.95
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7112
38.5
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.72
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.52
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
4.33
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
827
4.48
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2648
34.57
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6493
35.15
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Tom Gorman and Al Smith

Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.73
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.43
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1651
27
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
550.1
9
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.65
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.64
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
367
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.21
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.5
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.29
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
422
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.5
91.5
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.13
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.484
0.484
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.185
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Gorman and Al Smith

Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
289
1032.14
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
359
353.69
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
168
600
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
609
600
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
553.57
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
535
527.09
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
14
50
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
100.49
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
42.86
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
85.71
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.14
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.82
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.97
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.14
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.78
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.96
7
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.63
30.18
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
16
57.14
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
120.2
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
23
82.14
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
154.68
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
21.43
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
47.29
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
37.44
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
32.14
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
82.76
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.65
-16.6
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.32
31.85
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.94
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
32.14
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
50.25
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
300
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
104.43
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.75
5.75
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.29
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
18.72
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.71
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
18
17.73
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA