Tom Gorzelanny
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2005-2016)
Tom Gorzelanny was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2016 for 6 teams, including the Pittsburgh Pirates, a span of 12 seasons. Across 314 career appearances, he went 50-53 with a 4.40 ERA and 714 strikeouts. He also batted .092 with 0 home runs.
- W (Wins):
- Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
- ERA (Earned Run Average):
- Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
- SO (Strikeouts):
- For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
- WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
- Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.
Data updated
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- R / L
- Height / Weight
- 6'3" / 218 lb
- MLB Debut
- 2005-09-20
- Last Game
- 2016-07-03
Full name: Thomas Stephen Gorzelanny
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | PIT | NL | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 12.00 | — | 0.0 |
| 2006 | PIT | NL | 2 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61.2 | 50 | 26 | 31 | 40 | 3.79 | 4.53 (+16%) | 534.3 |
| 2007 | PIT | NL | 14 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 201.2 | 214 | 87 | 68 | 135 | 3.88 | 4.47 (+13%) | 1243.4 |
| 2008 | PIT | NL | 6 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105.1 | 120 | 78 | 70 | 67 | 6.66 | 4.32 (-54%) | -5336.6 |
| 2009 | PIT | NL | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5.19 | — | 0.0 |
| 2009 | CHN | NL | 4 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.1 | 39 | 24 | 13 | 40 | 5.63 | 4.32 (-30%) | 175.0 |
| 2010 | CHN | NL | 7 | 9 | 29 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 136.1 | 136 | 62 | 68 | 119 | 4.09 | 4.08 (avg) | 550.9 |
| 2011 | WAS | NL | 4 | 6 | 30 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105.0 | 102 | 47 | 33 | 95 | 4.03 | 3.94 (-2%) | -642.8 |
| 2012 | WAS | NL | 4 | 2 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 72.0 | 65 | 23 | 30 | 62 | 2.88 | 4.01 (+28%) | 82.0 |
| 2013 | MIL | NL | 3 | 6 | 43 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85.1 | 77 | 37 | 31 | 83 | 3.90 | 3.87 (-1%) | -155.7 |
| 2014 | MIL | NL | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 0.86 | 3.74 (+77%) | 396.1 |
| 2015 | DET | AL | 2 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.1 | 45 | 26 | 23 | 36 | 5.95 | 3.96 (-50%) | -560.9 |
| 2016 | CLE | AL | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 21.00 | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 13 seasons | 50 | 53 | 314 | 121 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 883.2 | 890 | 432 | 387 | 714 | 4.40 | — | -3,714 | ||
Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 314 | 217 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 102 | .092 | .132 | .092 | .224 | -810 |
Career AVG .092 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 64.4% below league average.
Career OBP .132 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 59.4% below league average.
Career SLG .092 vs. league average .410 across their career seasons — 77.5% below league average.
Career OPS .224 vs. league average .735 across their career seasons — 69.5% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | PIT | NL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2006 | PIT | NL | 11 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2007 | PIT | NL | 32 | 63 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 31 | .063 | .268 (-76%) | .335 (-68%) | .422 (-85%) | .758 (-78%) | -809.9 |
| 2008 | PIT | NL | 21 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .107 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2009 | PIT | NL | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2009 | CHN | NL | 13 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .167 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2010 | CHN | NL | 29 | 40 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .125 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2011 | WAS | NL | 30 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .107 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2012 | WAS | NL | 45 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2013 | MIL | NL | 43 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .059 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2014 | MIL | NL | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2015 | DET | AL | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2016 | CLE | AL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 13 seasons | 314 | 217 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 102 | .092 | — | — | — | — | -810 | ||
Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (628 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 161 | 107 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 10 | .150 |
| Away | 153 | 110 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .036 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 161 | 453.0 | 450 | 207 | 184 | 349 | 4.11 |
| Away | 153 | 430.2 | 440 | 225 | 203 | 365 | 4.70 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-07-03 | CLE | TOR | — | 0.1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016-07-01 | CLE | TOR | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016-06-27 | CLE | ATL | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016-06-15 | CLE | KCR | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-06-12 | CLE | LAA | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-06-07 | CLE | SEA | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016-06-01 | CLE | TEX | W | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015-09-29 | DET | TEX | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015-09-28 | DET | TEX | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015-09-27 | DET | MIN | — | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | PIT | P | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | PIT | P | 11 | 11 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 0 |
| 2007 | PIT | P | 32 | 32 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | PIT | P | 21 | 21 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 4 |
| 2009 | PIT | P | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | CHN | P | 13 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 2010 | CHN | P | 29 | 23 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | WAS | P | 30 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | WAS | P | 45 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | MIL | P | 43 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | MIL | P | 23 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | DET | P | 48 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | CLE | P | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 314 |
Awards & Honors
| Year | Award | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Player of the Week | Week of 2007-08-11 |
Salary History
Tom Gorzelanny's recorded salaries total $13,405,000 over 8 seasons, 2007 to 2015. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Gorzelanny's career ran from 2005 to 2016. No salary is recorded for 2005, 2006, 2009, and 2016.
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | DET | AL | $1,000,000 |
| 2014 | MIL | NL | $2,950,000 |
| 2013 | MIL | NL | $2,750,000 |
| 2012 | WAS | NL | $3,000,000 |
| 2011 | WAS | NL | $2,100,000 |
| 2010 | CHN | NL | $800,000 |
| 2008 | PIT | NL | $419,000 |
| 2007 | PIT | NL | $386,000 |
| Total recorded salary (partial) | $13,405,000 | ||
College History
| School Name | City | State | Years Attended |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triton College | River Grove | IL | 2003 |
| University of Kansas | Lawrence | KS | 2002 |
Most Similar Players
Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.
Tom Gorzelanny (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.
Tom Gorzelanny: the record in brief
September 20, 2005 and July 3, 2016 bracket Tom Gorzelanny's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The season rows list, in order, the Pittsburgh Pirates (2005 to 2009), the Chicago Cubs (2009 to 2010), the Washington Nationals (2011 through 2012), the Milwaukee Brewers (2013 through 2014), the Detroit Tigers (2015), and the Cleveland Indians (2016). Gorzelanny, born on July 12, 1982, in Evergreen Park, IL, USA, is listed as a pitcher and threw left-handed and batted right-handed. Gorzelanny's listed size is 6'3" and 218 pounds. Tom Gorzelanny was the playing name; the full given name is Thomas Stephen.
Across 314 games (121 starts), Gorzelanny recorded 50 wins against 53 losses with a 4.40 ERA. Gorzelanny had 714 strikeouts. The league ERA over Gorzelanny's seasons was 4.14, so the 4.40 figure ran 6.2% worse than average. The best win total was 14, in 2007. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 3.88 in 2007, when the league's was 4.47.
Frequently Asked Questions about Tom Gorzelanny
- What years did Tom Gorzelanny play?
- Tom Gorzelanny played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2016.
- Was Tom Gorzelanny a pitcher?
- Yes. Tom Gorzelanny pitched in the major leagues, recording 50 wins and 714 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Tom Gorzelanny hit?
- Tom Gorzelanny hit 0 career home runs with 20 hits.
- What teams did Tom Gorzelanny play for?
- Tom Gorzelanny played for 6 teams: the Pittsburgh Pirates (2005–2009), the Chicago Cubs (2009–2010), the Washington Nationals (2011–2012), the Milwaukee Brewers (2013–2014), the Detroit Tigers (2015), and the Cleveland Indians (2016).
- What were Tom Gorzelanny's career stats?
- In 314 games, Tom Gorzelanny went 50-53 with a 4.40 ERA, 714 strikeouts, 883.2 innings pitched, and 2 saves. At the plate he had 20 hits and 0 home runs.
- How much did Tom Gorzelanny earn in his career?
- Tom Gorzelanny's recorded salaries total $13,405,000 over 8 seasons, 2007 to 2015. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Gorzelanny's career ran from 2005 to 2016. No salary is recorded for 2005, 2006, 2009, and 2016.
- What was Tom Gorzelanny's salary?
- Tom Gorzelanny's last recorded salary was $1,000,000, in 2015. His highest recorded salary was $3,000,000, in 2012, and his lowest was $386,000, in 2007. The Salary History table lists each season from 2007 to 2015.
- What position did Tom Gorzelanny play?
- Tom Gorzelanny played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
- How tall was Tom Gorzelanny and how much did he weigh?
- Tom Gorzelanny was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 218 pounds.
- What was Tom Gorzelanny's career ERA?
- Tom Gorzelanny finished with a 4.40 career ERA, going 50-53 with 714 strikeouts.
- How many strikeouts did Tom Gorzelanny have?
- Tom Gorzelanny recorded 714 career strikeouts.
- Is Tom Gorzelanny in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Tom Gorzelanny has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.