Tom Brewer vs. Joe Murphy — Career Comparison

Tom Brewer
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMissouriNorth AmericaCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Tom Brewer built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Murphy 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 5.97 and 1.653 for Joe Murphy. 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 Joe Murphy

Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.44
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.04
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1.29
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.04
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.54
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.49
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.6
52.6
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.04
90.04
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.45
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.95
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
4
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
5.97
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4528
27
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1509.1
9
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1478
8.81
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
10.71
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.75
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
3.99
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
4.17
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.18
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
733
4.37
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.84
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.929
0.929
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.779
0.779
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.32
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.71
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.26
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6574
39.2
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
42.63
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.54
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
8.24
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.423
1.423
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.653
1.653
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
34.95
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
38.37
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.63
42.63

Fielding Stats for Tom Brewer and Joe Murphy

Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.44
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.08
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1.29
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4528
27
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
27
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1509.1
9
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
9
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.75
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
2.05
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.99
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
2.89
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.44
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
2.79
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.35
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.69
96.69
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.942
1.942
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.13
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Brewer and Joe Murphy

Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
308.6
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
160.98
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
593
600
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
41
600
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
551
557.5
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
600
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.511
0.511
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
115.35
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
58.54
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
101.18
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
7.08
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.05
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.04
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.17
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.43
29.78
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
8.23
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
139.63
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
73.17
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
131.53
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
58.54
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
72.85
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
29.27
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
40.47
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
110.29
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.77
30.13
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-17.7
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.18
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
125
126.48
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
117.07
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
4.74
4.74
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.13
5.13
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.27
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.04
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.14
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.02
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.04
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100