Jason Bere vs. Tom Drake — Career Comparison

Jason Bere
Gen XMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tom Drake
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jason Bere built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Drake as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jason Bere posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.14 and WHIP 1.572 compared to 6.13 and 1.941 for Tom Drake. By the career numbers, Jason Bere had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jason Bere and Tom Drake

Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
1.71
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.08
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.64
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.58
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.53
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.21
52.21
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.21
96.21
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
5.14
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.13
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.11
7.11
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.92
5.92
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3333
27
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1111
9
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1095
8.87
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.12
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.12
11.12
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.17
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.91
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
5.07
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.2
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
920
7.45
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.95
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.392
1.392
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.034
1.034
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.41
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.23
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4987
40.4
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
43.11
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.36
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
5.62
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
7.03
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.62
5.62
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.03
7.03
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.38
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.36
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.52
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.549
1.549
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.941
1.941
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4241
34.36
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
36.3
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.4
40.4
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.11
43.11

Fielding Stats for Jason Bere and Tom Drake

Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.71
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.64
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3333
27
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1111
9
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.6
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.94
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.63
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
1.54
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.53
94.53
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.632
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.21
96.21
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Bere and Tom Drake

Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
695.6
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
1425
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
600
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
530.77
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
98.9
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
75.82
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.78
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.3
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
23.08
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.03
23.18
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
39.05
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
125.27
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
112.09
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
29.67
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.48
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
46.15
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.77
19.03
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
55.19
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.3
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.89
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
60
197.8
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
3.03
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
56.04
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
4
13.19
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA