Tom Gorman vs. Dar Smith — Career Comparison

Tom Gorman
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dar Smith
Baby BoomersMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dar 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. Tom Gorman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.330 compared to 4.05 and 1.350 for Dar Smith. 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 Dar Smith

Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.7
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.43
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.47
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.47
Dar Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Dar Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.55
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Dar Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.05
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Dar Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Dar Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Dar Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2068
27
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
689.1
9
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
659
8.6
Dar Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
6.75
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Dar Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.01
Dar Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Dar Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Dar Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
3.12
Dar Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.25
Dar Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
4.19
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
8.1
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Dar Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Dar Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.812
0.812
Dar Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Dar Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.26
Dar Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Dar Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2907
37.95
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
36.45
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.72
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
4.33
Dar Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.05
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Dar Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.7
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dar Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2648
34.57
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
28.35
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.95
37.95
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.45
36.45

Fielding Stats for Tom Gorman and Dar Smith

Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.73
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.7
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.43
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1651
27
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
550.1
9
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.65
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.64
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.21
Dar Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.5
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.29
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.5
91.5
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.484
0.484
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dar Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Gorman and Dar Smith

Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dar Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
1032.14
Dar Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
600
Dar Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
553.57
Dar Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Dar Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Dar Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
50
Dar Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
42.86
Dar Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.14
Dar Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dar Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dar Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.14
Dar Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Dar Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dar Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dar Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.96
7
Dar Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.14
Dar Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
82.14
Dar Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dar Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Dar Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Dar Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Dar Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Dar Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Dar Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Dar Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.43
Dar Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.71
Dar Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.14
Dar Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-4.65
-16.6
Dar Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dar Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.14
Dar Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dar Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
84
300
Dar Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dar Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Dar Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.29
Dar Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dar Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Dar Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dar Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dar Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dar Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
Dar Smith
Career
Per 600 PA