Tom Brewer vs. Steve Sparks — Career Comparison

Tom Brewer
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Steve Sparks
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Brewer and Steve Sparks are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 87 for Tom Brewer and 90 for Steve Sparks, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 91 and 91 respectively. If forced to pick, Tom Brewer gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Tom Brewer and Steve Sparks

Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
1.44
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.84
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1.29
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
1.24
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.54
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.4
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.49
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.52
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.6
52.6
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.7
43.7
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.41
67.41
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.45
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
4
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
716
4.88
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4528
27
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3959
27
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1509.1
9
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319.2
9
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1478
8.81
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451
9.9
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.75
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
1.05
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
669
3.99
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
3.55
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.18
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
733
4.37
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
658
4.49
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.929
0.929
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.893
0.893
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.32
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.37
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.26
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.35
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6574
39.2
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5832
39.77
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.31
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.54
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
5.46
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.37
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.87
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.423
1.423
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
34.95
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5179
35.32
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.77
39.77

Fielding Stats for Tom Brewer and Steve Sparks

Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
1.44
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.84
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1.29
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
1.24
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4528
27
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3959
27
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1509.1
9
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319.2
9
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.75
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.78
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
2.05
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
1.84
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
2.89
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
2.71
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
2.79
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
2.63
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.69
96.69
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.73
96.73
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.942
1.942
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.426
1.426
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.41
67.41
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.13
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Brewer and Steve Sparks

Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
308.6
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
3709.09
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
593
600
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
551
557.5
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
559.09
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.511
0.511
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
115.35
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
68.18
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
101.18
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
54.55
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
7.08
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.05
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.04
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.17
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.43
29.78
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.86
11.77
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
139.63
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
6
81.82
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
131.53
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
6
81.82
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
72.85
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
40.47
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.91
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
110.29
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
54.55
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.77
30.13
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.35
-4.74
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.18
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
126.48
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
231.82
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.74
4.74
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.59
2.59
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
23.27
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.04
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.14
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.04
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA