Chet Brewer vs. Jose Cabrera — Career Comparison

Chet Brewer
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jose Cabrera
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chet Brewer built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Cabrera 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 4.95 and 1.487 for Jose Cabrera. 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 Jose Cabrera

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
1.39
Jose Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
6.58
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.08
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.37
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.55
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.63
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.48
Jose Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.56
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.78
52.78
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.71
77.71
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.75
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.44
Jose Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
4.95
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3406
27
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
813
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1135.1
9
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
9
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1049
8.32
Jose Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
9.66
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.66
9.66
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.39
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.88
Jose Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
3.12
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.6
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563
4.46
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
6.38
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Jose Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.38
6.38
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.816
0.816
Jose Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.055
1.055
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.23
Jose Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.37
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.42
Jose Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.46
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4634
36.73
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1188
39.45
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.19
Jose Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.36
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
4.38
Jose Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
5.35
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.88
Jose Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.43
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.63
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.87
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.37
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.421
1.421
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4107
32.56
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1048
34.8
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Jose Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.73
36.73
Jose Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45

Fielding Stats for Chet Brewer and Jose Cabrera

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
1.49
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
6.58
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.07
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.37
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3615
27
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
813
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1205
9
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.95
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.06
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.9
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Jose Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
4.12
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.49
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
4.01
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.39
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.28
97.28
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.685
2.685
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.212
0.212
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.5
71.5
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chet Brewer and Jose Cabrera

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
230.77
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
198
4950
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533
600
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
513.32
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
575
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
119.32
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
103.56
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.38
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.76
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.46
48.92
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
3.87
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
140.71
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
173.36
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
56.29
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
87.8
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.07
57.49
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.04
-26.01
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.75
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
47.28
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.88
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
12
300
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.14
76.14
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA