Bob Allen vs. Tom Brewer — Career Comparison

Bob Allen
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican 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 Bob Allen 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 4.11 and 1.631 for Bob Allen. By the career numbers, Tom Brewer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Allen and Tom Brewer

Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
6.7
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.44
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1.29
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.54
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.49
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.6
52.6
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.45
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.62
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
4.11
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
4
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
822
27
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4528
27
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
9
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1509.1
9
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
288
9.46
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1478
8.81
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.76
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.75
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
4.34
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
3.99
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.89
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.18
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
6.54
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
733
4.37
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.54
6.54
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.208
1.208
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.929
0.929
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.59
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.32
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.26
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
40.47
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6574
39.2
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.76
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
4.99
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.54
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.533
1.533
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.423
1.423
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1095
35.97
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
34.95
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.47
40.47
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Bob Allen and Tom Brewer

Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
6.7
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.44
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1.29
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
822
27
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4528
27
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
9
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1509.1
9
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.53
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.75
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.68
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
2.05
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
2.33
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
2.89
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
2.2
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
2.79
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.37
94.37
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.69
96.69
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.942
1.942
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.13
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Allen and Tom Brewer

Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
3600
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
308.6
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
593
600
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
31
547.06
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
551
557.5
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.511
0.511
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
115.35
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
101.18
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
7.08
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.05
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.04
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.17
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
14.18
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.43
29.78
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
88.24
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
139.63
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
88.24
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
131.53
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
72.85
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
40.47
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
110.29
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.25
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.77
30.13
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
15.18
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
282.35
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
126.48
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.74
4.74
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
23.27
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.04
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.14
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.04
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67