Chet Brewer vs. Ed Clark — Career Comparison

Chet Brewer
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ed Clark
Pre-GenerationalOhioNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Chet Brewer built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Clark 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 6.75 and 1.500 for Ed Clark. 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 Ed Clark

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.39
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
1.08
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.55
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.48
Ed Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.71
77.71
Ed Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.75
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.44
Ed Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.75
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3406
27
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1135.1
9
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1049
8.32
Ed Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
11.25
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
Ed Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
363
2.88
Ed Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Ed Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
563
4.46
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.816
0.816
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.23
Ed Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.42
Ed Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4634
36.73
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
42.75
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.19
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
4.38
Ed Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.88
Ed Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.87
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4107
32.56
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
38.25
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ed Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.73
36.73
Ed Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.75
42.75

Fielding Stats for Chet Brewer and Ed Clark

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.49
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.07
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3615
27
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1205
9
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.95
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.06
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Ed Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
4.12
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
4.01
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.28
97.28
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.685
2.685
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.5
71.5
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chet Brewer and Ed Clark

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
230.77
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533
600
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
456
513.32
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
119.32
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
103.56
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.38
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.76
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.46
48.92
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
10.43
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
140.71
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
173.36
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Ed Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
56.29
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
87.8
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.07
57.49
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
24.28
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.75
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
47.28
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.88
Ed Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.14
76.14
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ed Clark
Career
Per 600 PA