Chet Brewer vs. Ed Lagger — Career Comparison

Chet Brewer
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ed Lagger
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chet Brewer built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Lagger 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 11 and 2.278 for Ed Lagger. 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 Lagger

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
1.39
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.08
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.55
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.48
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.71
77.71
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.75
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.44
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
11
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.5
8.5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3406
27
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1135.1
9
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1049
8.32
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
13.5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.88
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
7
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
563
4.46
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.816
0.816
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.23
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.42
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4634
36.73
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
47.5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.19
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
4.38
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
11.5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.88
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.87
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.278
2.278
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4107
32.56
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
40
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.73
36.73
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.5
47.5

Fielding Stats for Chet Brewer and Ed Lagger

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.49
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.07
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3615
27
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
9
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.95
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.06
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
4.12
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
4.01
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.28
97.28
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.685
2.685
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.375
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.5
71.5
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Chet Brewer and Ed Lagger

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
230.77
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
800
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533
600
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
513.32
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
119.32
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
103.56
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.38
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.76
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.46
48.92
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
140.71
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
173.36
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
56.29
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
87.8
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.07
57.49
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-63.2
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.75
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
47.28
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.88
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.14
76.14
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA