Buck Becannon vs. Chet Brewer — Career Comparison

Buck Becannon
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkNorth AmericaNew York MetropolitansAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Chet Brewer
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Chet Brewer built a career as a starting pitcher and Buck Becannon 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 5.93 and 1.495 for Buck Becannon. By the career numbers, Chet Brewer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buck Becannon and Chet Brewer

Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.09
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.39
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.09
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
1.08
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.55
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.79
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.48
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.71
77.71
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.09
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.75
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
5.93
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.44
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3406
27
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1135.1
9
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
10.88
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1049
8.32
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.88
10.88
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.57
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
363
2.88
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.48
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
563
4.46
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.451
0.451
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.816
0.816
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.68
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.23
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.42
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
41.34
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4634
36.73
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.19
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
8.51
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
4.38
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.88
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.87
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.495
1.495
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
38.27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4107
32.56
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.82
7.82
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.34
41.34
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.73
36.73

Fielding Stats for Buck Becannon and Chet Brewer

Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.04
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.49
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.07
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3615
27
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1205
9
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.95
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.82
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.06
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.34
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
4.12
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.08
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
4.01
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.28
97.28
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.685
2.685
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.5
71.5
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buck Becannon and Chet Brewer

Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
12
167.44
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
230.77
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533
600
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
572.09
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
513.32
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
119.32
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
103.56
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.38
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.76
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.7
37.74
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.46
48.92
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
10
139.53
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
140.71
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
12
167.44
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
173.36
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.523
0.523
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
56.29
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
69.77
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
87.8
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
3.57
49.81
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.07
57.49
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
6.75
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
47.28
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.88
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
21.5
21.5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.14
76.14
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100