Tom Brewer vs. Rollie Fingers — Career Comparison

Tom Brewer
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Rollie Fingers
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star

Tom Brewer built a career as a starting pitcher and Rollie Fingers as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rollie Fingers led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 126 vs 94), strikeout rate (K%+ 97 vs 81), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 91). Tom Brewer held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 97 vs 81). Role difference aside, Rollie Fingers holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Tom Brewer and Rollie Fingers

Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
1.44
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
4.99
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1.29
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.2
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.54
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.6
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.49
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.62
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.6
52.6
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.14
49.14
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.45
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1.8
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
4
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
2.9
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4528
27
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
27
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1509.1
9
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1701.1
9
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1478
8.81
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1474
7.8
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.8
7.8
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.75
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.65
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
669
3.99
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
2.6
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.18
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.58
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
733
4.37
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1299
6.87
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.929
0.929
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.32
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.21
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.26
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.21
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6574
39.2
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6942
36.72
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
3.75
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
761
4.54
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
615
3.25
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.41
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.34
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.4
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.423
1.423
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.156
1.156
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5862
34.95
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6269
33.16
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Tom Brewer and Rollie Fingers

Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
1.44
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
5
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1.29
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.2
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4528
27
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5102
27
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1509.1
9
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1700.2
9
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.75
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.57
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
2.05
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
1.34
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
2.89
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 9 Innings
375
1.98
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
2.79
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
1.91
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.69
96.69
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.27
96.27
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.942
1.942
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.13
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.12
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Brewer and Rollie Fingers

Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
305
308.6
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
945
2820.9
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
593
600
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 600 PA
201
600
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
551
557.5
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 600 PA
180
537.31
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.511
0.511
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.465
0.465
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
115.35
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 600 PA
31
92.54
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
101.18
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 600 PA
26
77.61
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
7.08
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.96
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.05
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.04
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.97
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.17
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.93
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.43
29.78
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 600 PA
7.72
23.06
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
139.63
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 600 PA
40
119.4
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
131.53
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 600 PA
34
101.49
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.408
0.408
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
72.85
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
29.85
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
40.47
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
26.87
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
110.29
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 600 PA
17
50.75
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.77
30.13
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 600 PA
5.63
16.79
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.18
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.96
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
126.48
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
134.33
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.74
4.74
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 600 PA
4.47
4.47
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
23.27
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
53.73
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.04
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.14
Rollie Fingers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.97
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.04
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Rollie Fingers
Career
Per 600 PA