Herman Besse vs. Brock Stewart — Career Comparison

Herman Besse
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brock Stewart
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Herman Besse built a career as a starting pitcher and Brock Stewart as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brock Stewart posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.48 and WHIP 1.489 compared to 6.79 and 1.755 for Herman Besse. By the career numbers, Brock Stewart had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herman Besse and Brock Stewart

Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brock Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
2.41
Brock Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
6.41
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.93
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.53
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Brock Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.48
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.56
Brock Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Brock Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.46
38.46
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.27
8.27
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
6.79
Brock Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
4.48
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Brock Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Brock Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Brock Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Brock Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
728
27
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
560
27
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242.2
9
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
186.2
9
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
11.05
Brock Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
9.02
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Brock Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.02
9.02
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.89
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.54
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Brock Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
4.75
Brock Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.86
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.53
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Brock Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
4.38
Brock Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
9.16
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Brock Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.16
9.16
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.014
1.014
Brock Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.446
1.446
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Brock Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.3
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.53
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1145
42.47
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
822
39.63
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.04
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.01
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
7.23
Brock Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
4.92
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.23
7.23
Brock Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brock Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.756
1.756
Brock Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1009
37.42
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
720
34.71
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brock Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Brock Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.47
42.47
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.63
39.63

Fielding Stats for Herman Besse and Brock Stewart

Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Brock Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
Brock Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
6.41
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brock Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.53
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brock Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
27
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brock Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186.2
9
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Brock Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.82
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.06
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.96
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.22
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.539
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brock Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Brock Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herman Besse and Brock Stewart

Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Brock Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
71
430.3
Brock Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
3990
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
600
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
545.45
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
109.09
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
96.97
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
12.12
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
12.12
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Brock Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.85
35.45
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
18.64
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
121.21
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
4
120
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
163.64
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Brock Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Brock Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
48.48
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
90.91
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
139.39
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.58
39.88
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
6.06
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
54.55
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
121.21
Brock Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
330
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.95
4.95
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
1.82
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brock Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
Brock Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA