Tom Baker vs. Chet Brewer — Career Comparison

Tom Baker
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational 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 Baker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Baker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 3.44 and 1.244 for Chet Brewer. By the career numbers, Tom Baker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Baker and Chet Brewer

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
1.39
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.08
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.55
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.48
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.71
77.71
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.75
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
3.44
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3406
27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1135.1
9
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
10
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1049
8.32
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.5
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.88
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563
4.46
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.816
0.816
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.23
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.42
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
40.5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4634
36.73
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.19
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
4.38
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.88
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.87
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
36.5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4107
32.56
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.73
36.73

Fielding Stats for Tom Baker and Chet Brewer

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
1.49
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.07
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3615
27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1205
9
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.95
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.06
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
4.12
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
4.01
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.28
97.28
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.685
2.685
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.5
71.5
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Baker and Chet Brewer

Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2000
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
230.77
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533
600
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
513.32
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
119.32
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
103.56
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.38
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.76
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.46
48.92
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
140.71
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
173.36
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
56.29
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
87.8
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.07
57.49
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.75
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
47.28
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.88
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.14
76.14
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100