Chet Brewer vs. Ed Gerner — Career Comparison

Chet Brewer
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ed Gerner
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chet Brewer built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Gerner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Gerner posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.18 and WHIP 1.471 compared to 3.44 and 1.244 for Chet Brewer. By the career numbers, Ed Gerner had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chet Brewer and Ed Gerner

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
1.39
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.65
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.08
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.55
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.48
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.49
53.49
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.71
77.71
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.75
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
3.44
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.18
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3406
27
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1135.1
9
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1049
8.32
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
11.65
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.65
11.65
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.25
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
363
2.88
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.59
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
563
4.46
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.816
0.816
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.23
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.42
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4634
36.73
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
39.18
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.19
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.12
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
4.38
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.29
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.88
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.87
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.471
1.471
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4107
32.56
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
36.53
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.73
36.73
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.18
39.18

Fielding Stats for Chet Brewer and Ed Gerner

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.49
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.07
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3615
27
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
9
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.95
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.06
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
4.12
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
4.01
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.28
97.28
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.685
2.685
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.5
71.5
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Chet Brewer and Ed Gerner

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
230.77
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533
600
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
513.32
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.632
0.632
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
119.32
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
103.56
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
11.26
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.38
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
15.76
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.46
48.92
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
40.55
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
140.71
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
173.36
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.523
0.523
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
56.29
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
32.65
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
87.8
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
400
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.07
57.49
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
33.28
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.75
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
47.28
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.88
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.14
76.14
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
11.26
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
11.26
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100