Tom Brewer vs. Fred Wenz — Career Comparison

Tom Brewer
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Fred Wenz
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tom Brewer built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Wenz 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 4.68 and 1.512 for Fred Wenz. 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 Fred Wenz

Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.44
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
6.59
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1.29
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
0.54
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.49
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.6
52.6
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.45
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
4
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.68
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4528
27
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1509.1
9
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1478
8.81
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
7.65
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.65
7.65
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.75
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.91
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
3.99
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.31
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.18
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
733
4.37
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
8.08
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.929
0.929
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.488
1.488
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.32
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.26
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6574
39.2
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
39.97
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.76
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.54
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.89
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.423
1.423
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5862
34.95
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
33.38
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.97
39.97

Fielding Stats for Tom Brewer and Fred Wenz

Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.44
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
6.64
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1.29
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4528
27
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1509.1
9
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.75
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
2.05
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
2.89
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.86
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
2.79
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.86
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.69
96.69
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.942
1.942
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.129
0.129
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.13
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Brewer and Fred Wenz

Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
308.6
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
3100
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
593
600
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
551
557.5
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.511
0.511
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
115.35
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
101.18
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.08
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.05
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.04
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.17
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.43
29.78
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
2.15
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
139.63
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
131.53
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
72.85
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
40.47
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
110.29
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.77
30.13
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.24
-24.1
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
15.18
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
126.48
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
500
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.74
4.74
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
1.2
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.27
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.04
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.14
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.04
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA