Tom Brewer vs. Dick Midkiff — Career Comparison

Tom Brewer
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dick Midkiff
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tom Brewer built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Midkiff 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 5.09 and 1.811 for Dick Midkiff. 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 Dick Midkiff

Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.44
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.31
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1.29
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.54
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.49
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.6
52.6
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.45
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
4
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.09
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4528
27
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
27
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1509.1
9
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.1
9
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1478
8.81
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
10.95
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.95
10.95
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.75
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.27
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
3.99
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
5.35
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.18
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
733
4.37
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.55
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.929
0.929
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.877
0.877
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.32
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.26
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6574
39.2
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
43.05
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.27
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.54
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
7.64
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.64
7.64
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.423
1.423
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.811
1.811
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
34.95
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
37.7
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.05
43.05

Fielding Stats for Tom Brewer and Dick Midkiff

Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.44
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1.29
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4528
27
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1509.1
9
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.75
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
2.05
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
2.89
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
2.79
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.69
96.69
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.942
1.942
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.692
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.13
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Brewer and Dick Midkiff

Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
308.6
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
780
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
593
600
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
551
557.5
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.511
0.511
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
115.35
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
101.18
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
7.08
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.05
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.04
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.17
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29.43
29.78
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
35.04
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
139.63
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
131.53
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
72.85
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
40.47
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
110.29
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.77
30.13
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
29.57
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.18
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
125
126.48
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
4.74
4.74
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.27
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.04
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.14
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.04
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA