Tom Brewer vs. Scott Ruskin — Career Comparison

Tom Brewer
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Scott Ruskin
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tom Brewer built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Ruskin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scott Ruskin led in strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 81), home run suppression (HR9+ 119 vs 97), and run prevention (ERA+ 97 vs 87). Tom Brewer held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 94 vs 93). Role difference aside, Scott Ruskin holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Tom Brewer and Scott Ruskin

Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.44
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
8.92
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1.29
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.54
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.51
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.49
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.42
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.6
52.6
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
55
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.45
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.37
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
4
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.95
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4528
27
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
581
27
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1509.1
9
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
193.2
9
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1478
8.81
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
8.88
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.75
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.7
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
3.99
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
4.18
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.18
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.56
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
733
4.37
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
6.78
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.78
6.78
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.929
0.929
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.219
1.219
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.32
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.42
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.26
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6574
39.2
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
39.64
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.56
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
761
4.54
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.28
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.79
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.46
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.423
1.423
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.451
1.451
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5862
34.95
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
736
34.2
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.64
39.64

Fielding Stats for Tom Brewer and Scott Ruskin

Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.44
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
8.92
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1.29
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4528
27
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
581
27
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1509.1
9
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
193.2
9
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.75
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
2.05
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.58
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
2.89
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.91
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
2.79
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.77
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.69
96.69
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.68
92.68
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.942
1.942
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.198
0.198
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.13
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Brewer and Scott Ruskin

Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
308.6
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
192
7200
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
593
600
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
551
557.5
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
487.5
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.511
0.511
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
115.35
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
101.18
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
7.08
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.05
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.04
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.17
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29.43
29.78
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.11
41.75
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
139.63
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
131.53
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
72.85
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
40.47
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
110.29
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29.77
30.13
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
38.13
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
15.18
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
126.48
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
337.5
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.74
4.74
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
1.78
1.78
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
23.27
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.04
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.14
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.04
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA