Tom Brewer vs. Ed Mayer — Career Comparison

Tom Brewer
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ed Mayer
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tom Brewer built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Mayer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Brewer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.442 compared to 4.31 and 1.340 for Ed Mayer. By the career numbers, Tom Brewer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Brewer and Ed Mayer

Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.44
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
6.32
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1.29
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
0.54
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.57
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.49
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.57
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.6
52.6
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.45
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
4
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.31
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.205
0.205
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4528
27
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
27
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1509.1
9
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.1
9
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1478
8.81
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
6.61
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.61
6.61
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.75
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.57
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
3.99
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.17
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.18
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
733
4.37
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.88
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.929
0.929
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.117
1.117
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.32
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.26
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.15
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6574
39.2
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
38.49
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.44
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.54
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
4.88
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.423
1.423
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5862
34.95
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
32.17
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Tom Brewer and Ed Mayer

Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.44
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
6.32
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1.29
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4528
27
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
27
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1509.1
9
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.1
9
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.75
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.57
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
2.05
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.72
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
2.89
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.59
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
2.79
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.3
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.69
96.69
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.942
1.942
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.13
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Brewer and Ed Mayer

Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
308.6
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
1885.71
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
593
600
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
551
557.5
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.511
0.511
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
115.35
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
101.18
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.08
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.05
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.04
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.17
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29.43
29.78
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
44.63
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
139.63
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
131.53
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
72.85
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
40.47
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
110.29
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29.77
30.13
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
60.07
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.18
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
125
126.48
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
4.74
4.74
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.27
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.04
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.14
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.04
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA