Tom Brewer vs. Ben McDonald — Career Comparison

Tom Brewer
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ben McDonald
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Ben McDonald a clear advantage over Tom Brewer across the core pitching metrics. Ben McDonald led in run prevention (ERA+ 119 vs 87), strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 81), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 113 vs 94). Ben McDonald was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Tom Brewer and Ben McDonald

Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.44
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
1.29
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.38
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
0.54
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.54
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.49
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.49
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.6
52.6
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.7
52.7
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.04
90.04
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.84
93.84
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.45
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.17
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
4
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
3.91
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4528
27
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3874
27
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1509.1
9
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1291.1
9
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1478
8.81
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1186
8.27
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.75
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
0.96
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
669
3.99
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.05
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.18
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
733
4.37
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
894
6.23
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.23
6.23
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.929
0.929
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.32
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.26
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.22
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6574
39.2
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5408
37.69
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
761
4.54
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
4.22
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.24
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.21
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.64
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.423
1.423
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5862
34.95
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4875
33.98
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.69
37.69

Fielding Stats for Tom Brewer and Ben McDonald

Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.44
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
1.29
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.38
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4528
27
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3874
27
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1509.1
9
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1291.1
9
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.75
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.66
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
2.05
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
1.25
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
2.89
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
1.99
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
2.79
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
1.91
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.69
96.69
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.14
96.14
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.942
1.942
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.299
1.299
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.04
90.04
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.84
93.84
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.13
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Brewer and Ben McDonald

Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
308.6
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
211
126600
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
593
600
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
551
557.5
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.511
0.511
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
115.35
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
101.18
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.08
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.05
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.04
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.17
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.43
29.78
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
139.63
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
131.53
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
72.85
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
40.47
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
110.29
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.77
30.13
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.18
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
126.48
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.74
4.74
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.27
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.04
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.14
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.04
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA