Tom Brewer vs. Cliff Politte — Career Comparison

Tom Brewer
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Cliff Politte
Gen XMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tom Brewer built a career as a starting pitcher and Cliff Politte as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cliff Politte led in run prevention (ERA+ 115 vs 87), strikeout rate (K%+ 104 vs 81), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 107 vs 94). Tom Brewer held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 97 vs 84). Role difference aside, Cliff Politte holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Tom Brewer and Cliff Politte

Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
1.44
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
7.22
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1.29
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.54
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.48
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.49
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.5
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.6
52.6
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.89
48.89
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.45
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.33
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
4
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
4.4
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4528
27
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1234
27
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1509.1
9
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
411.1
9
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1478
8.81
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
8.6
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.75
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.23
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
669
3.99
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
3.74
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.18
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
733
4.37
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
7.48
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.929
0.929
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.32
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.31
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.26
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6574
39.2
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1775
38.84
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
2.06
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.54
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
4.68
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.61
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.423
1.423
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.371
1.371
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5862
34.95
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1564
34.22
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.84
38.84

Fielding Stats for Tom Brewer and Cliff Politte

Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
1.44
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
7.22
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1.29
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4528
27
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1234
27
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1509.1
9
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
411.1
9
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.75
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
2.05
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.79
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
2.89
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.25
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
2.79
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.16
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.69
96.69
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.942
1.942
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.161
0.161
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.13
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Brewer and Cliff Politte

Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
305
308.6
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330
4950
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
593
600
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
40
600
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
551
557.5
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
33
495
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.511
0.511
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
115.35
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
4
60
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
101.18
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
3
45
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
7.08
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.05
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.04
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.17
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.43
29.78
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.9
13.43
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
139.63
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
5
75
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
131.53
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
7
105
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
72.85
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
3
45
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
40.47
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
110.29
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
6
90
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.77
30.13
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
2.8
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
15.18
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
126.48
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
210
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.74
4.74
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
2.86
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
23.27
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.04
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.14
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
15
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.04
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA