Chet Brewer vs. Norm Charlton — Career Comparison

Chet Brewer
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Norm Charlton
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Chet Brewer built a career as a starting pitcher and Norm Charlton 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 3.71 and 1.372 for Norm Charlton. 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 Norm Charlton

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
1.39
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
6.05
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.08
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.37
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.55
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.51
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.48
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.54
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.57
48.57
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.71
77.71
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.75
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.97
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.44
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
3.71
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3406
27
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2698
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1135.1
9
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
899.1
9
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1049
8.32
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
798
7.99
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.32
8.32
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.7
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.88
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
4.09
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
563
4.46
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
8.09
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.816
0.816
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.23
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.77
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.42
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4634
36.73
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3845
38.48
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.19
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
2.8
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
553
4.38
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
4.19
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.88
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.52
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.21
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.87
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.79
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.342
1.342
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4107
32.56
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3331
33.33
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.73
36.73
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.48
38.48

Fielding Stats for Chet Brewer and Norm Charlton

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
1.49
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
6.05
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.07
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.37
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3615
27
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2698
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1205
9
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
899.1
9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.95
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.42
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.06
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
1.25
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.14
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
4.12
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1.81
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
4.01
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.67
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.28
97.28
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.27
92.27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.685
2.685
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.5
71.5
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chet Brewer and Norm Charlton

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
205
230.77
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
608
3541.75
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533
600
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
103
600
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
456
513.32
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
87
506.8
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.359
0.359
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
119.32
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
8
46.6
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
103.56
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
34.95
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
11.26
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.65
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.38
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.76
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.65
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.46
48.92
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
1.68
9.79
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
140.71
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
10
58.25
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
173.36
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
14
81.55
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
56.29
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
34.95
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.83
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
87.8
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.78
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.07
57.49
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.25
-7.31
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
6.75
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.48
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
47.28
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.48
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.88
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
50
291.26
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.14
76.14
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.06
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
32.65
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
58.25
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA