Les Backman vs. Chet Brewer — Career Comparison

Les Backman
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chet Brewer
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Chet Brewer posted a stronger line than Les Backman. Chet Brewer posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.44 vs 3.61) and WHIP (1.244 vs 1.453). By the career numbers, Chet Brewer had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Les Backman and Chet Brewer

Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.73
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
1.39
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.96
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.08
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.33
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.55
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.66
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.48
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.32
55.32
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.71
77.71
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.48
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.75
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
3.61
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.44
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
733
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3406
27
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
244.1
9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1135.1
9
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
9.69
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1049
8.32
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.25
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
3.39
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.88
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
2.8
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
563
4.46
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.688
0.688
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.816
0.816
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.26
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.23
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.42
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1023
37.68
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4634
36.73
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.63
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.19
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
4.57
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
4.38
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.88
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.87
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.453
1.453
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
926
34.11
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4107
32.56
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.68
37.68
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.73
36.73

Fielding Stats for Les Backman and Chet Brewer

Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.73
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
1.49
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.96
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.07
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
732
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3615
27
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1205
9
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.26
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.95
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
2.43
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.06
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
2.84
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
4.12
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
2.69
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
4.01
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.81
94.81
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.28
97.28
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.553
1.553
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.685
2.685
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.32
55.32
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.5
71.5
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Les Backman and Chet Brewer

Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
331.76
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
230.77
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533
600
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
522.35
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
513.32
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
56.47
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
119.32
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
42.35
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
103.56
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.38
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.12
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.76
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
2.92
20.58
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.46
48.92
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
11
77.65
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
140.71
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
18
127.06
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
173.36
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.18
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
56.29
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
35.29
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
32.65
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
56.47
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
87.8
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.7
12.02
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.07
57.49
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
6.75
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
56.47
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
47.28
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
28
197.65
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.88
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
3.04
3.04
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.14
76.14
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100