Chet Brewer vs. James Burke — Career Comparison

Chet Brewer
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
James Burke
UnknownMassachusettsNorth AmericaBoston RedsUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher

Chet Brewer built a career as a starting pitcher and James Burke as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. James Burke posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.02 and WHIP 1.135 compared to 3.44 and 1.244 for Chet Brewer. By the career numbers, James Burke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chet Brewer and James Burke

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.39
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.08
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.08
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.02
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.55
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.51
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.48
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.43
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.49
53.49
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.29
54.29
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.71
77.71
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.75
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.92
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
3.44
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
3.02
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3406
27
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1002
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1135.1
9
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
9
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1049
8.32
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
9.3
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
363
2.88
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.92
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563
4.46
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
6.9
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.9
6.9
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.4
6.4
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.816
0.816
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.868
0.868
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.23
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.08
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.42
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4634
36.73
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1422
38.32
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.19
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
4.38
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
5.87
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.88
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.87
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.244
1.244
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4107
32.56
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1388
37.4
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.73
36.73
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.32
38.32

Fielding Stats for Chet Brewer and James Burke

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.49
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.15
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.07
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3615
27
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1287
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1205
9
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.95
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.46
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.06
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.15
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.36
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
4.12
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.97
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
4.01
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.62
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.28
97.28
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.91
81.91
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.685
2.685
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.5
71.5
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chet Brewer and James Burke

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
230.77
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
49
147.74
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533
600
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
199
600
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
513.32
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
193
581.91
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.538
0.538
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
119.32
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
103.56
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
93.47
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
11.26
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
24.12
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.38
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
15.76
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
33.17
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.46
48.92
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
13.52
40.75
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
140.71
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
168.84
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
173.36
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
48
144.72
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
56.29
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
63.32
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.02
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
87.8
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
22
66.33
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.07
57.49
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
14.56
43.91
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.75
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
47.28
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
6
18.09
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.88
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
12.06
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.14
76.14
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
49.75
49.75
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA