Joe Bitker vs. Chet Brewer — Career Comparison

Joe Bitker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican 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 Joe Bitker 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 4.73 and 1.500 for Joe Bitker. By the career numbers, Chet Brewer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Bitker and Chet Brewer

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.06
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
1.39
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.08
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.55
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.48
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.49
53.49
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.71
77.71
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.75
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.73
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.44
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3406
27
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1135.1
9
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
8.44
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1049
8.32
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.05
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.88
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
8.1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563
4.46
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.816
0.816
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.23
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.42
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
39.83
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4634
36.73
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.36
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.19
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.73
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
4.38
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.88
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.87
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.388
1.388
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
35.1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4107
32.56
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.73
36.73

Fielding Stats for Joe Bitker and Chet Brewer

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.06
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
1.49
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.07
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3615
27
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1205
9
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.95
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.06
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
4.12
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
4.01
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.28
97.28
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.685
2.685
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.5
71.5
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.15
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Bitker and Chet Brewer

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
15
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
230.77
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
533
600
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
456
513.32
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
119.32
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
103.56
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.38
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.76
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.46
48.92
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
140.71
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
173.36
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
56.29
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
87.8
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.07
57.49
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.75
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
47.28
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.88
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.14
76.14
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100