Chet Brewer vs. Troy Cate — Career Comparison

Chet Brewer
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Troy Cate
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chet Brewer built a career as a starting pitcher and Troy Cate as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Troy Cate posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.688 compared to 3.44 and 1.244 for Chet Brewer. By the career numbers, Troy Cate had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chet Brewer and Troy Cate

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
1.39
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7.88
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.08
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.55
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.48
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.71
77.71
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.75
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
3.44
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.38
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3406
27
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1135.1
9
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1049
8.32
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
10.13
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.88
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.06
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563
4.46
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
6.75
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.816
0.816
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.23
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.42
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4634
36.73
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
41.63
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.19
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
553
4.38
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.94
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.88
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.87
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.688
1.688
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4107
32.56
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
34.88
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.73
36.73
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63

Fielding Stats for Chet Brewer and Troy Cate

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
1.49
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7.88
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.07
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3615
27
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1205
9
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
0.95
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.06
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
4.12
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
4.01
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.28
97.28
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.685
2.685
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.5
71.5
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chet Brewer and Troy Cate

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
230.77
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
8400
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533
600
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
513.32
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
119.32
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
103.56
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.38
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.76
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.46
48.92
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
140.71
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
173.36
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
56.29
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
87.8
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.07
57.49
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.75
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
47.28
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.88
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.14
76.14
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA