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 was Tom Gorzelanny's career batting average?

Tom Gorzelanny batted .092 over his career, with 20 hits in 217 at bats.

How many RBI did Tom Gorzelanny have?

Tom Gorzelanny drove in 13 runs in his career.

What was Tom Gorzelanny's career ERA?

Tom Gorzelanny finished with a 4.40 career ERA, going 50-53 with 714 strikeouts.

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 September 8, 2026

W–L 50–53

ERA 4.40

WHIP 1.45

SO 714

Pitcher PIV -3714.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / L
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 218 lb
Born: 7/12/1982 in Evergreen Park, IL, USA
MLB Debut: 2005-09-20
Last Game: 2016-07-03

Full name: Thomas Stephen Gorzelanny

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Career Pitching Statistics

Tom Gorzelanny — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
50	53	314	121	1	1	2	883.7	890	432	98	387	714	4.40	-3714.3

Career ERA 4.40 vs. league average 4.14 across their career seasons — 6.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Tom Gorzelanny Stats, Bio & Career Records
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	61.7	50	26	31	40	3.79	4.53 (+16%)	534.3
2007	PIT	NL	14	10	32	32	1	1	0	201.7	214	87	68	135	3.88	4.47 (+13%)	1243.4
2008	PIT	NL	6	9	21	21	0	0	0	105.3	120	78	70	67	6.66	4.32 (-54%)	-5336.6
2009	PIT	NL	3	1	9	0	0	0	0	8.7	6	5	4	7	5.19	—	0.0
2009	CHN	NL	4	2	13	7	0	0	0	38.3	39	24	13	40	5.63	4.32 (-30%)	175.0
2010	CHN	NL	7	9	29	23	0	0	1	136.3	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	85.3	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	39.3	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

Tom Gorzelanny — 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

Career Arc

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Tom Gorzelanny Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2005	PIT	NL	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	PIT	NL	11	19	0	0	1	1	11	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	PIT	NL	32	63	1	4	3	2	31	.063	.268 (-76%)	.335 (-68%)	.422 (-85%)	.758 (-78%)	-809.9
2008	PIT	NL	21	28	2	3	3	2	12	.107	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	PIT	NL	9	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	CHN	NL	13	12	0	2	2	1	4	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	CHN	NL	29	40	1	5	2	0	18	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	WAS	NL	30	28	2	3	1	2	13	.107	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	WAS	NL	45	6	0	2	1	1	1	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	MIL	NL	43	17	0	1	0	0	9	.059	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	MIL	NL	23	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	DET	AL	48	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	CLE	AL	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			314	217	6	20	13	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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Tom Gorzelanny — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Tom Gorzelanny — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2012	NLDS1	WAS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Tom Gorzelanny — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	0	0	0.3	1	0	0	0	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Tom Gorzelanny — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2012	NLDS1	WAS	0	0	1	0	0	0.3	1	0	0	0	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Tom Gorzelanny — 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

Tom Gorzelanny — 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

Tom Gorzelanny — 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

Tom Gorzelanny — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	314	121	51	119	13	10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Tom Gorzelanny — 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

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Tom Gorzelanny Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	314

Awards & Honors

Tom Gorzelanny — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2007	Player of the Week	Week of 2007-08-11

Salary History

Tom Gorzelanny — Salary History
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 Career Earnings			$13,405,000

College History

Tom Gorzelanny — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Triton College	River Grove	IL	2003
University of Kansas	Lawrence	KS	2002

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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 was Tom Gorzelanny's career batting average?: Tom Gorzelanny batted .092 over his career, with 20 hits in 217 at bats.
How many RBI did Tom Gorzelanny have?: Tom Gorzelanny drove in 13 runs in his career.
What was Tom Gorzelanny's career ERA?: Tom Gorzelanny finished with a 4.40 career ERA, going 50-53 with 714 strikeouts.