Chet Brewer vs. Jim Bruske — Career Comparison

Chet Brewer
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jim Bruske
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chet Brewer built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Bruske 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 4.13 and 1.583 for Jim Bruske. By the career numbers, Chet Brewer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chet Brewer and Jim Bruske

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
1.39
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
6.56
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.08
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.55
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.56
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.48
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.49
53.49
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.71
77.71
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.75
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.44
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
4.13
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3406
27
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1135.1
9
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
9
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1049
8.32
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
9.63
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.88
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
4.25
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.38
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563
4.46
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
5.94
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.816
0.816
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.132
1.132
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.23
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.56
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.42
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.5
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4634
36.73
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
646
40.38
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.19
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.63
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
4.38
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
4.81
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.88
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
0.87
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.88
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.542
1.542
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4107
32.56
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
35.25
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.73
36.73
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.38
40.38

Fielding Stats for Chet Brewer and Jim Bruske

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
1.49
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
6.56
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.07
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3615
27
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1205
9
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.95
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.06
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.69
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
4.12
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.19
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
4.01
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.19
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.28
97.28
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.685
2.685
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.181
0.181
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.5
71.5
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chet Brewer and Jim Bruske

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
230.77
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
6360
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533
600
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
513.32
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
119.32
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
103.56
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
11.26
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.38
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
15.76
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.46
48.92
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
12.71
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
140.71
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
173.36
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
56.29
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
87.8
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.07
57.49
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-13.17
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.75
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
47.28
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.88
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
120
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.14
76.14
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA