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Tom Brewer

Thomas Austin Brewer

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: September 3, 1931 in Wadesboro, NC
School: Elon University (Elon, NC)
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1951. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1954
Team: RedSox 1954-1961

Final Game: September 27, 1961
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Fine Details  · Last updated Dec 13, 2012 1:17PM
All-Time Rank (among pitchers): #741. Allan Sothoron… #742. Don Cardwell… #743. Jim Kern… #744. TOM BREWER… #745. Al Mamaux… #746. Jim Colborn… #747. Oral Hildebrand… 

Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1952 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1953 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1954 22 BOS AL 10 9 .526 4.65 33 23 3 7 0 0 162.2 152 90 84 15 95 69 7 0 6 727 89 1.518 8.4 0.8 5.3 3.8 0.73
1955 23 BOS AL 11 10 .524 4.20 31 28 1 9 2 0 192.2 198 101 90 21 87 3 91 8 0 7 856 103 1.479 9.2 1.0 4.1 4.3 1.05
1956 24 BOS AL 19 9 .679 3.50 32 32 0 15 4 0 244.1 200 103 95 14 112 6 127 5 0 5 1039 132 1.277 7.4 0.5 4.1 4.7 1.13 AS,MVP-22
1957 25 BOS AL 16 13 .552 3.85 32 32 0 15 2 0 238.1 225 113 102 24 93 9 128 7 0 7 1013 103 1.334 8.5 0.9 3.5 4.8 1.38
1958 26 BOS AL 12 12 .500 3.72 33 32 1 10 1 0 227.1 227 122 94 21 93 2 124 8 0 4 992 108 1.408 9.0 0.8 3.7 4.9 1.33
1959 27 BOS AL 10 12 .455 3.76 36 32 2 11 3 2 215.1 219 96 90 14 88 5 121 2 0 11 927 107 1.426 9.2 0.6 3.7 5.1 1.38
1960 28 BOS AL 10 15 .400 4.82 34 29 2 8 1 1 186.2 220 115 100 13 72 5 60 6 0 9 831 84 1.564 10.6 0.6 3.5 2.9 0.83
1961 29 BOS AL 3 2 .600 3.43 10 9 1 0 0 0 42.0 37 21 16 4 29 0 13 0 0 4 189 122 1.571 7.9 0.9 6.2 2.8 0.45
8 Yrs 91 82 .526 4.00 241 217 10 75 13 3 1509.1 1478 761 671 126 669 30 733 43 0 53 6574 104 1.422 8.8 0.8 4.0 4.4 1.10
162 Game Avg. 14 12 .526 4.00 36 32 1 11 2 0 224 219 113 100 19 99 109 6 0 8 976 104 1.422 8.8 0.8 4.0 4.4 1.10

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1954 22 BOS AL 162.2 33 23 90 4.98 4.04 0.05 0.00 111.7 4.46 -9 -1.0 .5 -0.1 0.1 4 .470 .494 $
1955 23 BOS AL 192.2 31 28 101 4.72 4.44 0.27 0.00 110.3 4.60 -4 -0.4 .6 -0.1 0.8 15 .486 .497 $
1956 24 BOS AL 244.1 32 32 103 3.79 4.67 0.24 0.00 110.7 4.90 28 3.0 -0.1 4.7 53 .595 .519 $ AS,MVP-22
1957 25 BOS AL 238.1 32 32 113 4.27 4.16 0.15 0.00 104.8 4.20 -1 -0.1 -0.1 1.5 18 .497 .499 $
1958 26 BOS AL 227.1 33 32 122 4.83 4.16 0.04 0.00 108.0 4.45 -9 -1.0 2.6 -0.1 0.5 10 .470 .494 $
1959 27 BOS AL 215.1 36 32 96 4.01 4.39 0.13 0.00 102.5 4.37 10 1.1 2.3 -0.1 2.6 27 .531 .507 $
1960 28 BOS AL 186.2 34 29 115 5.54 4.43 -0.35 0.07 104.1 5.04 -9 -0.9 2.0 -0.1 0.3 6 .472 .494 $
1961 29 BOS AL 42.0 10 9 21 4.50 4.56 0.09 0.07 107.3 4.87 2 0.2 .1 -0.0 0.5 6 .521 .501 $
8 Seasons 1509.1 241 217 761 4.54 4.34 0.09 0.01 107.3 4.58 8 0.9 1.2 -0.8 11.0 139 .504 .501 $

Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1952 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1953 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1954 22 BOS AL 37 63 60 6 16 1 2 0 7 0 0 1 13 .267 .279 .350 .629 65 21 3 0 2 0 1
1955 23 BOS AL 33 80 73 9 11 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 16 .151 .195 .164 .359 -6 12 0 1 3 0 0 1
1956 24 BOS AL 38 101 94 14 28 0 1 1 13 0 0 5 19 .298 .330 .351 .681 72 33 2 0 1 1 0 1 AS,MVP-22
1957 25 BOS AL 45 99 94 15 19 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 23 .202 .211 .213 .423 14 20 1 0 4 0 0 1
1958 26 BOS AL 42 89 82 9 16 2 0 0 4 0 0 3 19 .195 .221 .220 .440 19 18 3 0 3 1 0 1
1959 27 BOS AL 47 80 72 7 8 0 0 1 5 2 0 1 16 .111 .123 .153 .276 -26 11 2 0 7 0 0 1
1960 28 BOS AL 45 66 62 5 12 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 16 .194 .206 .258 .464 24 16 1 0 3 0 0 1
1961 29 BOS AL 18 15 14 7 4 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 .286 .267 .500 .767 100 7 0 0 0 1 0 1
8 Yrs 305 593 551 72 114 7 4 3 40 2 1 15 125 .207 .228 .250 .479 26 138 12 1 23 3 0
162 Game Avg. 162 315 293 38 61 4 2 2 21 1 1 8 66 .207 .228 .250 .479 26 73 6 1 12 2

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1954 22 BOS AL 37 63 -4 -1 -0 0 7 3 0.3 2 4 0.3 .508 .502 0.3 0.0 4 $ 1
1955 23 BOS AL 33 80 -9 0 1 0 8 1 0.1 2 3 0.1 .502 .500 0.1 0.0 3 $ 1
1956 24 BOS AL 38 101 -4 0 0 0 11 8 0.8 3 10 0.8 .520 .505 0.8 0.0 10 $ 1 AS,MVP-22
1957 25 BOS AL 45 99 -9 0 1 0 11 2 0.2 3 5 0.2 .505 .501 0.2 -0.0 5 $ 1
1958 26 BOS AL 42 89 -8 0 -0 0 10 2 0.2 2 4 0.2 .505 .501 0.2 -0.0 4 $ 1
1959 27 BOS AL 47 80 -12 0 0 0 9 -2 -0.2 2 0 -0.2 .495 .499 -0.2 -0.0 0 $ 1
1960 28 BOS AL 45 66 -6 -0 -0 0 7 1 0.1 2 3 0.1 .503 .501 0.1 -0.0 3 $ 1
1961 29 BOS AL 18 15 -0 0 0 0 2 1 0.1 0 2 0.1 .507 .501 0.1 -0.0 2 $ 1
8 Seasons 305 593 -51 1 1 0 65 16 1.5 16 32 1.6 .505 .501 1.6 -0.1 32 $

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
1954 BOS AL 22 P 33 23 7 162.2 30 9 18 3 1 .900 1.49 0.82 .959 2.01 1.99 11 4 27% 48% 0
1955 BOS AL 23 P 31 28 9 192.2 60 15 44 1 4 .983 2.76 1.90 .956 1.99 1.97 3 6 67% 47% 0
1956 BOS AL 24 P 32 32 15 244.1 81 28 52 1 2 .988 2.95 2.50 .950 1.92 1.91 8 4 33% 44% 1 AS,MVP-22
1957 BOS AL 25 P 32 32 15 238.1 88 20 65 3 3 .966 3.21 2.66 .963 1.99 2.00 4 5 56% 47% 0
1958 BOS AL 26 P 33 32 10 227.1 74 13 57 4 7 .946 2.77 2.12 .963 1.95 1.93 5 6 55% 47% 1
1959 BOS AL 27 P 36 32 11 215.1 74 23 49 2 1 .973 3.01 2.00 .955 2.05 2.03 4 4 50% 40% 0
1960 BOS AL 28 P 34 29 8 186.2 62 15 45 2 3 .968 2.89 1.76 .967 1.96 1.95 6 4 40% 40% 0
1961 BOS AL 29 P 10 9 0 42.0 15 2 13 0 1 1.000 3.21 1.50 .954 2.06 2.02 1 0 0% 36% 0
8 Seasons P 241 217 75 1509.1 484 125 343 16 22 .967 2.79 1.94 .959 1.98 1.97 42 33 44% 45% 2
8 Seasons TOT 241 217 75 1509.1 484 125 343 16 22 .967 2.79 1.94 .959 1.98 1.97 42 33 44% 45% 2
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
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Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1948 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1948 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1948 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games
1956 *

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1956 AL (22, 3%)
0.03 Career Shares (1270th)

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1956 AL  4.7 (7th)

Wins s c a p y
1956 AL  19 (7th)
1957 AL  16 (3rd)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1956 AL  .679 (6th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1956 AL  1.277 (10th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1956 AL  7.367 (4th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1956 AL  244.3 (9th)
1957 AL  238.3 (6th)
1958 AL  227.3 (9th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1957 AL  128 (6th)
1959 AL  121 (10th)

Games Started s c a p y
1957 AL  32 (4th)
1958 AL  32 (8th)
1959 AL  32 (6th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1956 AL  15 (9th)
1957 AL  15 (3rd)

Shutouts s c a p y
1956 AL  4 (2nd)
1957 AL  2 (7th)
1959 AL  3 (4th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1955 AL  21 (4th)
1957 AL  24 (5th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1954 AL  95 (7th)
1955 AL  87 (9th)
1956 AL  112 (4th)
1957 AL  93 (4th)
1958 AL  93 (4th)
1959 AL  88 (6th)

Hits s c a p y
1955 AL  198 (9th)
1957 AL  225 (6th)
1958 AL  227 (5th)
1959 AL  219 (7th)
1960 AL  220 (7th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1956 AL  0.516 (2nd)
1958 AL  0.831 (10th)
1959 AL  0.585 (5th)
1960 AL  0.627 (5th)

Losses s c a p y
1957 AL  13 (7th)
1958 AL  12 (9th)
1959 AL  12 (8th)
1960 AL  15 (4th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1954 AL  84 (10th)
1955 AL  90 (6th)
1956 AL  95 (10th)
1957 AL  102 (5th)
1958 AL  94 (5th)
1959 AL  90 (8th)
1960 AL  100 (5th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1954 AL  6 (3rd)
1955 AL  7 (4th)
1957 AL  7 (2nd)
1959 AL  11 (3rd)
1960 AL  9 (3rd)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1954 AL  7 (5th)
1955 AL  8 (5th)
1957 AL  7 (7th)
1958 AL  8 (4th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1956 AL  1,039 (9th)
1957 AL  1,013 (4th)
1958 AL  992 (6th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1956 AL  132 (6th)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1956 AL  29 (6th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1956 AL  3.0 (6th)

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)† s c a p y
1956 AL  34.49 (7th)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
1956 AL  2.7 (9th)

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
1956 AL  2.6 (7th)

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)† s c a p y
1956 AL  3.4 (7th)

Putouts as P s c a p y
1955 AL  15 (5th)
1956 AL  28 (1st)
1957 AL  20 (1st)
1959 AL  23 (2nd)

Assists as P s c a p y
1955 AL  44 (3rd)
1956 AL  52 (3rd)
1957 AL  65 (1st)
1958 AL  57 (1st)
1959 AL  49 (2nd)
1960 AL  45 (2nd)

Errors Committed as P s c a p y
1954 AL  3 (3rd)
1957 AL  3 (4th)
1958 AL  4 (2nd)

Range Factor/9Inn as P† s c a p y
1956 AL  2.95 (3rd)
1957 AL  3.21 (4th)
1960 AL  2.89 (5th)

Range Factor/Game as P s c a p y
1955 AL  1.90 (2nd)
1956 AL  2.50 (1st)
1957 AL  2.66 (1st)
1958 AL  2.12 (2nd)
1959 AL  2.00 (4th)
1960 AL  1.76 (1st)

                                         

† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1948-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 40 (631), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 9 (1032), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 5 (1407), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Starting Pitcher (696th), 12.6 career WAR/12.2 7yr-peak WAR/12.4 JAWS
Average HOF P (out of 58) = 67.9 career WAR/47.7 7yr-peak WAR/57.8 JAWS

Similarity Scores

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  7. Richard Dotson (971)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Dennis Martinez (961)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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