Tom Gorman vs. Drew Smyly — Career Comparison

Tom Gorman
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Drew Smyly
MillenialArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Drew Smyly 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 4.2 and 1.303 for Drew Smyly. 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 Drew Smyly

Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
2.59
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.43
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.41
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.47
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.53
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.47
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.52
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.75
50.75
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.24
54.24
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.55
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
534
4.2
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2068
27
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3434
27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
689.1
9
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1144.2
9
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
8.6
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1107
8.7
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.01
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
1.49
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
3.12
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
2.93
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.25
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
4.19
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
8.8
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.812
0.812
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.46
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.26
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.2
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2907
37.95
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4851
38.14
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.72
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.19
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
4.33
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
4.56
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.17
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.53
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.303
1.303
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2648
34.57
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4398
34.58
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.14
38.14

Fielding Stats for Tom Gorman and Drew Smyly

Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.73
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
2.59
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.43
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.41
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1651
27
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3434
27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
550.1
9
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1144.2
9
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.65
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.32
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.64
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.02
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.21
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.5
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
1.44
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.29
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.34
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.5
91.5
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.44
93.44
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.518
0.518
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.24
54.24
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Gorman and Drew Smyly

Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
289
1032.14
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
333
2982.09
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
600
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
67
600
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
553.57
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
573.13
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
50
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.87
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
42.86
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.87
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.14
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.14
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.96
7
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.55
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.14
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.87
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
82.14
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
4
35.82
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.43
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.71
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.14
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.65
-16.6
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-4.31
-38.6
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.14
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
84
300
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
259.7
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.31
2.31
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
14.29
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.91
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA