Joe Gormley vs. Mike Payne — Career Comparison

Joe Gormley
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Payne
Baby BoomersRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Payne built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Gormley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Gormley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.63 and WHIP 1.875 compared to 6.35 and 1.765 for Mike Payne. By the career numbers, Joe Gormley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Gormley and Mike Payne

Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.76
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.35
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.47
5.47
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
27
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
9
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
11.25
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
11.12
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.12
11.12
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.76
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.76
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.875
0.875
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.059
1.059
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
43.88
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
39.71
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.18
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
6.35
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.35
6.35
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.18
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.875
1.875
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.765
1.765
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
38.25
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
33.35
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.389
0.389
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.88
43.88
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.71
39.71

Fielding Stats for Joe Gormley and Mike Payne

Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.76
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
27
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
9
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Gormley and Mike Payne

Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1800
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
600
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
600
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.43
-64.8
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA