Chet Brewer vs. Rich Gossage — Career Comparison

Chet Brewer
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Rich Gossage
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

Chet Brewer built a career as a starting pitcher and Rich Gossage as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rich Gossage posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.01 and WHIP 1.282 compared to 3.44 and 1.244 for Chet Brewer. By the career numbers, Rich Gossage had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chet Brewer and Rich Gossage

Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
1.39
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1002
4.98
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.08
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.18
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.55
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.62
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.48
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.53
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.49
53.49
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.68
53.68
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.71
77.71
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.75
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.54
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
3.44
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
3.01
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3406
27
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5428
27
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1135.1
9
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1809.1
9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1049
8.32
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1497
7.45
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.32
8.32
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.59
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.88
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
732
3.64
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.45
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
563
4.46
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1502
7.47
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.47
7.47
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.816
0.816
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.235
1.235
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.23
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.31
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.42
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.23
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4634
36.73
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7507
37.34
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.19
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
3.39
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
553
4.38
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
3.33
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.88
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.53
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.33
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.87
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.62
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.244
1.244
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4107
32.56
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6555
32.61
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.73
36.73
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.34
37.34

Fielding Stats for Chet Brewer and Rich Gossage

Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
1.49
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1002
4.98
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.07
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.18
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3615
27
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5428
27
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
9
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1809.1
9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.95
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.39
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.06
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
4.12
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
1.39
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
4.01
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
1.28
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.28
97.28
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.47
92.47
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.685
2.685
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.5
71.5
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chet Brewer and Rich Gossage

Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
205
230.77
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1003
6470.97
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533
600
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
93
600
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
513.32
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
548.39
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
119.32
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
9
58.06
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
103.56
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
8
51.61
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.38
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.76
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.46
48.92
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
7.73
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
140.71
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
10
64.52
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
173.36
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
13
83.87
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
56.29
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
87.8
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.07
57.49
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.9
-12.27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.75
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
47.28
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
4
25.81
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.88
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
37
238.71
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.14
76.14
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
2.51
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
4
25.81
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA