Tom Browning vs. Brad Wieck — Career Comparison

Tom Browning
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Brad Wieck
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tom Browning built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Wieck as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brad Wieck posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.106 compared to 3.94 and 1.303 for Tom Browning. By the career numbers, Brad Wieck had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Browning and Brad Wieck

Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
1.41
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
9.8
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.41
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.58
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.42
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.75
57.75
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.34
99.34
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.15
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
841
3.94
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.77
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.191
0.191
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5763
27
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
27
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1921
9
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.2
9
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1931
9.05
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
6.34
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.34
6.34
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.11
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.51
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
2.39
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
3.62
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.29
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1000
4.69
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
13.42
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.42
13.42
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.787
0.787
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.894
1.894
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.12
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.15
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8066
37.79
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
37.41
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.51
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.28
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.92
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.41
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.29
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.59
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.271
1.271
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.106
1.106
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7374
34.55
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
33.18
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.79
37.79
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.41
37.41

Fielding Stats for Tom Browning and Brad Wieck

Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
1.41
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
9.8
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.41
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5763
27
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
27
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1921
9
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.2
9
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.37
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.15
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.09
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.61
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
1.51
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.17
94.17
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.046
0.046
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.34
99.34
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.1
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Browning and Brad Wieck

Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
324
270
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
19500
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
720
600
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
621
517.5
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
79.17
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
65
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
11.67
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.83
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.67
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
14.17
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.07
18.39
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
97.5
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
100
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
35
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
26.67
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
60
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
10.98
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Tom Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
20.83
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Browning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
200
166.67
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.6
3.6
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
60
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.67
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.83
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.17
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.67
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.83
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.43
71.43
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA