Tom Acker vs. Chet Brewer — Career Comparison

Tom Acker
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chet Brewer
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Chet Brewer built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Acker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chet Brewer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.44 and WHIP 1.244 compared to 4.12 and 1.407 for Tom Acker. By the career numbers, Chet Brewer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Acker and Chet Brewer

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
1.39
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.08
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.55
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.48
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.49
53.49
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.71
77.71
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.75
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
4.12
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.44
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3406
27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1135.1
9
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
8.64
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1049
8.32
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.02
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
3.55
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.88
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
6.06
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563
4.46
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.068
1.068
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.816
0.816
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.23
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.4
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.42
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1629
38.55
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4634
36.73
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.83
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.19
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
4.28
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
553
4.38
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.88
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.87
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1462
34.6
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4107
32.56
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.73
36.73

Fielding Stats for Tom Acker and Chet Brewer

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
1.49
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.07
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3615
27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1205
9
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.95
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.16
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.06
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.63
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
4.12
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.61
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
4.01
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.28
97.28
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.685
2.685
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.5
71.5
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Acker and Chet Brewer

Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
956.25
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
230.77
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
96
600
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533
600
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
77
481.25
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
456
513.32
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
119.32
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
103.56
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.38
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.76
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
7
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.46
48.92
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
140.71
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
18
112.5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
173.36
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
62.5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
56.29
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
12
75
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
87.8
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-4.66
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.07
57.49
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.75
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
47.28
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
46
287.5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.88
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.14
76.14
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
37.5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
32.65
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100