Chet Brewer vs. Ned Garvin — Career Comparison

Chet Brewer
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ned Garvin
Pre-GenerationalTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chet Brewer built a career as a starting pitcher and Ned Garvin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ned Garvin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.72 and WHIP 1.237 compared to 3.44 and 1.244 for Chet Brewer. By the career numbers, Ned Garvin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chet Brewer and Ned Garvin

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.39
Ned Garvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.16
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.08
Ned Garvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
1.02
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.55
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.37
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.48
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.62
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.42
37.42
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.71
77.71
Ned Garvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.29
87.29
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.75
Ned Garvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.86
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
3.44
Ned Garvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
2.72
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Ned Garvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Ned Garvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Ned Garvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Ned Garvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3406
27
Ned Garvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4202
27
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1135.1
9
Ned Garvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1400.2
9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1049
8.32
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1320
8.48
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.48
8.48
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.25
Ned Garvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.13
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ned Garvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Ned Garvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
363
2.88
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
2.65
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Ned Garvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
563
4.46
Ned Garvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
3.93
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Ned Garvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.816
0.816
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.732
0.732
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.23
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.31
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.42
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.46
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4634
36.73
Ned Garvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5781
37.15
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.19
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.15
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
4.38
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
714
4.59
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.88
Ned Garvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.87
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.244
1.244
Ned Garvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.237
1.237
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4107
32.56
Ned Garvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5297
34.04
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ned Garvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.73
36.73
Ned Garvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.15
37.15

Fielding Stats for Chet Brewer and Ned Garvin

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.49
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1.16
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.07
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.15
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3615
27
Ned Garvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4200
27
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
9
Ned Garvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1400
9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.95
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.35
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
410
3.06
Ned Garvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
3.06
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.27
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
4.12
Ned Garvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
3.68
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
4.01
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
531
3.41
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.28
97.28
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.67
92.67
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.685
2.685
Ned Garvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.934
2.934
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.5
71.5
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.26
13.26
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chet Brewer and Ned Garvin

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
230.77
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 600 PA
181
201.86
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
533
600
Ned Garvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
538
600
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
456
513.32
Ned Garvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
500
557.62
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
119.32
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 600 PA
61
68.03
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
103.56
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 600 PA
60
66.91
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.12
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.38
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.76
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.12
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.46
48.92
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 600 PA
9.51
10.61
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
140.71
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 600 PA
62
69.14
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
173.36
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 600 PA
81
90.33
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
56.29
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 600 PA
34
37.92
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 600 PA
18
20.07
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
87.8
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 600 PA
52
57.99
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.07
57.49
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.95
-2.18
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.75
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.35
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
47.28
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 600 PA
17
18.96
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.88
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 600 PA
104
115.99
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.14
76.14
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 600 PA
5.17
5.17
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 600 PA
18
20.07
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.12
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.12
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Ned Garvin
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100