Joe Adams vs. Tom Brewer — Career Comparison

Joe Adams
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Brewer
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Tom Brewer built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Adams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Brewer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.442 compared to 9 and 2.750 for Joe Adams. By the career numbers, Tom Brewer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Adams and Tom Brewer

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.44
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1.29
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.54
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.49
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.6
52.6
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.45
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
4
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.21
13.21
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4528
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1509.1
9
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
20.25
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1478
8.81
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.75
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
3.99
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.18
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
733
4.37
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.929
0.929
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.32
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.26
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
51.75
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6574
39.2
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.54
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.423
1.423
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
45
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
34.95
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Joe Adams and Tom Brewer

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.44
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1.29
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4528
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1509.1
9
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.75
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
2.05
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
2.89
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
468
2.79
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.69
96.69
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.942
1.942
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.13
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Adams and Tom Brewer

Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
308.6
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
593
600
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
551
557.5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.511
0.511
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
115.35
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
101.18
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.08
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.05
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.04
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.17
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.43
29.78
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
139.63
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
131.53
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
72.85
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
40.47
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
110.29
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.77
30.13
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.18
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
125
126.48
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.74
4.74
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.04
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.14
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.04
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67