Larry Anderson vs. Chet Brewer — Career Comparison

Larry Anderson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican 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 Larry Anderson 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 5.66 and 1.790 for Larry Anderson. By the career numbers, Chet Brewer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Anderson and Chet Brewer

Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.48
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
1.39
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.08
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.55
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.48
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.71
77.71
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.75
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.13
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
5.66
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.44
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3406
27
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1135.1
9
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
10.45
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1049
8.32
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.87
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.79
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.88
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.87
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.01
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563
4.46
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.089
1.089
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.816
0.816
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
2.4
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.23
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.42
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
41.59
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4634
36.73
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.74
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.19
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.1
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
4.38
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.65
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.88
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.09
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
0.87
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.694
1.694
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
35.71
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4107
32.56
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.59
41.59
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.73
36.73

Fielding Stats for Larry Anderson and Chet Brewer

Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.48
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
1.49
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.07
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3615
27
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1205
9
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.87
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.95
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.09
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.06
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.96
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
4.12
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.96
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
4.01
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.28
97.28
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.563
0.563
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.685
2.685
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.5
71.5
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Anderson and Chet Brewer

Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
230.77
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
533
600
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
456
513.32
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
119.32
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
103.56
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.38
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.76
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.46
48.92
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
140.71
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
173.36
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
56.29
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
87.8
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.07
57.49
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.75
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
47.28
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.88
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.14
76.14
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100