Chet Brewer vs. Bud Byerly — Career Comparison

Chet Brewer
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bud Byerly
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chet Brewer built a career as a starting pitcher and Bud Byerly 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 3.7 and 1.424 for Bud Byerly. 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 Bud Byerly

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
1.39
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
4.34
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.08
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.31
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.55
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.4
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.48
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.4
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.71
77.71
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.75
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.26
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.44
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
3.7
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3406
27
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1475
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1135.1
9
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
491.2
9
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1049
8.32
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
9.5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.62
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.88
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
3.06
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.26
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
563
4.46
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
3.83
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.816
0.816
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.23
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.26
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.42
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4634
36.73
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2127
38.93
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.19
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.2
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
4.38
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
4.43
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.88
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.87
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.395
1.395
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4107
32.56
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1951
35.71
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.73
36.73
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.93
38.93

Fielding Stats for Chet Brewer and Bud Byerly

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
1.49
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
9.05
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.07
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3615
27
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
707
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1205
9
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
235.2
9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
0.95
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.3
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
410
3.06
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.05
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552
4.12
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
5.5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
4.01
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
5.35
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.28
97.28
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.22
97.22
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.685
2.685
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.5
71.5
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chet Brewer and Bud Byerly

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
205
230.77
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
1503.16
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533
600
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
95
600
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
513.32
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
536.84
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
119.32
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
63.16
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
103.56
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
9
56.84
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.38
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.32
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.76
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.32
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.46
48.92
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
11.47
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
140.71
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
12
75.79
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
173.36
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
14
88.42
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
56.29
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
8
50.53
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
32.65
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
37.89
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
87.8
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
88.42
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.07
57.49
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.23
-1.47
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.75
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
47.28
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
4
25.26
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.88
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
22
138.95
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.14
76.14
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
4.32
4.32
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
32.65
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
37.89
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.32
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA