Tom Brewer vs. Joe Wheeler — Career Comparison

Tom Brewer
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Wheeler
Lost GenerationThrows RightBats RightBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIRelief Pitcher

Tom Brewer built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Wheeler 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 5.68 and 1.421 for Joe Wheeler. 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 Wheeler

Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.44
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.37
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1.29
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.54
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.49
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.6
52.6
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.45
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
4
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
5.68
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4528
27
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1509.1
9
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1478
8.81
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
7.11
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.11
7.11
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.75
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
3.99
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
5.68
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.18
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
733
4.37
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.89
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.929
0.929
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.842
0.842
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.32
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.26
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6574
39.2
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
36.47
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.95
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.54
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
7.58
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.58
7.58
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.84
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.423
1.423
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.421
1.421
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5862
34.95
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
27.47
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.47
36.47

Fielding Stats for Tom Brewer and Joe Wheeler

Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.44
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.81
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1.29
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4528
27
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1509.1
9
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.75
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
2.05
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
2.89
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
2.79
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.69
96.69
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.942
1.942
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.13
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Brewer and Joe Wheeler

Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
308.6
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
300
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
593
600
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
551
557.5
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.511
0.511
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
115.35
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
101.18
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.08
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.05
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.04
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.17
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.43
29.78
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
139.63
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
131.53
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
72.85
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
40.47
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
110.29
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.77
30.13
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.87
-52.13
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.18
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
125
126.48
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.74
4.74
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
23.27
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.04
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.14
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.04
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA