Tom Brewer vs. Lefty Willis — Career Comparison

Tom Brewer
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Lefty Willis
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tom Brewer built a career as a starting pitcher and Lefty Willis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lefty Willis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.92 and WHIP 1.508 compared to 4 and 1.442 for Tom Brewer. By the career numbers, Lefty Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Brewer and Lefty Willis

Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.44
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.06
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1.29
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.54
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.49
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.6
52.6
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.79
13.79
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.45
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
4
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.92
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4528
27
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
27
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1509.1
9
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.1
9
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1478
8.81
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
10.07
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.07
10.07
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.75
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
669
3.99
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.5
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.18
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
733
4.37
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
3.22
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.929
0.929
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.32
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.26
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6574
39.2
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
39.17
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.98
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.54
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.76
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.423
1.423
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.508
1.508
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
34.95
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
35.53
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.17
39.17

Fielding Stats for Tom Brewer and Lefty Willis

Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.44
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1.29
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4528
27
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1509.1
9
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.75
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
2.05
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
2.89
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
2.79
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.69
96.69
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.65
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.942
1.942
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.759
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.13
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Brewer and Lefty Willis

Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
308.6
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
915.79
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
593
600
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
551
557.5
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
568.42
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.511
0.511
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
115.35
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
101.18
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.08
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.05
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.04
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.17
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.43
29.78
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
9.91
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
139.63
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
131.53
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
72.85
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
40.47
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
110.29
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.77
30.13
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-4.46
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
15.18
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
125
126.48
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
4.74
4.74
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.33
6.33
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.27
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.04
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.14
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.04
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA