Tom Brewer vs. Mike Matthews — Career Comparison

Tom Brewer
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike Matthews
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tom Brewer built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Matthews as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Matthews led in home run suppression (HR9+ 125 vs 97), run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 87), and strikeout rate (K%+ 92 vs 81). Tom Brewer held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 94 vs 89). Role difference aside, Mike Matthews holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Tom Brewer and Mike Matthews

Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.44
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
8.5
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1.29
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.37
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.54
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.52
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.49
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.37
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.6
52.6
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.45
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
4
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
4.54
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4528
27
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
731
27
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1509.1
9
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
243.2
9
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1478
8.81
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
8.75
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.75
8.75
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.75
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.07
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
3.99
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
4.47
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.18
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.59
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
733
4.37
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
6.46
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.46
6.46
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.929
0.929
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.32
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.7
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.26
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.48
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6574
39.2
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1073
39.63
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.74
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.54
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
4.76
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.41
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.48
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.89
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.423
1.423
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.469
1.469
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5862
34.95
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
33.8
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63

Fielding Stats for Tom Brewer and Mike Matthews

Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.44
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
8.5
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1.29
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.37
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4528
27
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
731
27
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1509.1
9
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
243.2
9
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.75
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.26
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
2.05
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.15
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
2.89
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.51
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
2.79
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.4
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.69
96.69
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.68
92.68
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.942
1.942
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.165
0.165
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.13
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Brewer and Mike Matthews

Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
308.6
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
231
4950
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
593
600
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
551
557.5
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
25
535.71
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.511
0.511
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
115.35
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
101.18
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.08
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.05
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.04
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.17
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.43
29.78
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1.31
27.97
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
139.63
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
6
128.57
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
131.53
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
72.85
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
40.47
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
110.29
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.77
30.13
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
5.28
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.18
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
126.48
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
192.86
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.74
4.74
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3.11
3.11
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
23.27
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.04
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.14
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.04
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA