Tom Brewer vs. Steve Frey — Career Comparison

Tom Brewer
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Steve Frey
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tom Brewer built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Frey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Brewer led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 94 vs 80), strikeout rate (K%+ 81 vs 75), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 91 vs 89). Steve Frey held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 189 vs 97). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Tom Brewer.

Pitching Stats for Tom Brewer and Steve Frey

Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
1.44
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
9.3
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1.29
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.54
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.53
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.49
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.44
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.6
52.6
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.45
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.83
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
4
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.76
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4528
27
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
27
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1509.1
9
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
304
9
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1478
8.81
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
8.79
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.75
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.89
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
3.99
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
4.56
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.18
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.68
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
733
4.37
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
4.65
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.929
0.929
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.32
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.27
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.26
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.33
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6574
39.2
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1335
39.52
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.43
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
761
4.54
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
4.41
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.59
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.53
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.1
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.423
1.423
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
1.484
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5862
34.95
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1132
33.51
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.52
39.52

Fielding Stats for Tom Brewer and Steve Frey

Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
1.44
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
9.3
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1.29
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4528
27
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
27
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1509.1
9
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
304
9
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.75
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.47
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
2.05
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.24
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
2.89
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.78
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
2.79
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.72
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.69
96.69
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.942
1.942
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.185
0.185
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.13
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Brewer and Steve Frey

Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
305
308.6
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
314
37680
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
593
600
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
551
557.5
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.511
0.511
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
115.35
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
101.18
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.08
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.05
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.04
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.17
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.43
29.78
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
3.21
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
139.63
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
131.53
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
72.85
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
40.47
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
110.29
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.77
30.13
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.12
-14.11
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
15.18
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
126.48
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.74
4.74
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.27
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.04
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.14
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.04
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA