Chet Brewer vs. Vince Colbert — Career Comparison

Chet Brewer
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Vince Colbert
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chet Brewer built a career as a starting pitcher and Vince Colbert 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 4.57 and 1.579 for Vince Colbert. 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 Vince Colbert

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
1.39
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
3.44
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.08
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.76
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.55
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.33
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.48
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.51
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.71
77.71
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.11
22.11
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.75
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.44
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
4.57
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3406
27
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
745
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1135.1
9
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
248.1
9
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1049
8.32
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
9.1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.83
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.88
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
4.53
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.58
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563
4.46
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
4.6
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.816
0.816
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.015
1.015
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.23
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.47
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.42
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.51
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4634
36.73
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1097
39.76
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.19
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.09
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
4.38
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.88
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.65
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.87
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.514
1.514
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4107
32.56
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
930
33.7
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.73
36.73
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.76
39.76

Fielding Stats for Chet Brewer and Vince Colbert

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
1.49
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
3.43
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.07
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.76
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3615
27
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
747
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1205
9
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.95
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.51
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.06
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.7
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
4.12
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
2.39
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
4.01
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
2.2
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.28
97.28
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.42
92.42
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.685
2.685
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.642
0.642
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.5
71.5
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.11
22.11
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chet Brewer and Vince Colbert

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
230.77
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
1013.79
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533
600
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
513.32
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
527.59
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.466
0.466
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
119.32
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
8
82.76
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
103.56
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
6
62.07
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
11.26
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.38
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
15.76
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.46
48.92
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
2.14
22.18
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
140.71
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
10
103.45
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
173.36
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
12
124.14
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
56.29
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
4
41.38
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
87.8
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
4
41.38
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.07
57.49
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
15.54
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.75
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
47.28
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
4
41.38
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.88
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
22
227.59
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.14
76.14
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA