Tom Gorman vs. Travis Smith — Career Comparison

Tom Gorman
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Travis Smith
Gen XOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Travis 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 6.53 and 1.621 for Travis 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 Travis Smith

Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
3.39
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.43
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.21
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.47
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.47
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.55
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
6.53
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.29
6.29
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2068
27
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
27
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
689.1
9
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.2
9
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
8.6
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
11.28
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.28
11.28
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.01
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.85
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
3.12
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.06
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.25
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
4.19
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
5.56
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.812
0.812
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.958
0.958
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.26
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2907
37.95
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
40.46
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.72
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
4.33
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
6.77
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.89
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.89
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.594
1.594
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2648
34.57
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
36.03
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.46
40.46

Fielding Stats for Tom Gorman and Travis Smith

Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.73
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
3.39
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.43
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.21
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1651
27
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
27
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
550.1
9
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.2
9
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.65
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.64
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.89
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.21
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.5
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.61
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.29
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.53
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.5
91.5
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.484
0.484
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.452
0.452
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Gorman and Travis Smith

Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
1032.14
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
840
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
600
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
553.57
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
50
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
42.86
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.14
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.14
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.96
7
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
10.23
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
57.14
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
82.14
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
80
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.43
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
32.14
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.65
-16.6
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.07
-1.45
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.14
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
84
300
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
14.29
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA