Chet Brewer vs. Bob Lawson — Career Comparison

Chet Brewer
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bob Lawson
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chet Brewer built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Lawson 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 3.66 and 1.644 for Bob Lawson. 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 Bob Lawson

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.39
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.37
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.08
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.92
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.55
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.48
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.61
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.71
77.71
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.75
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.76
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.44
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
3.66
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3406
27
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1135.1
9
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
9
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1049
8.32
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
10.07
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.07
10.07
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.25
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.88
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
4.73
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
563
4.46
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.59
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.816
0.816
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.814
0.814
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.23
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.42
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.76
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4634
36.73
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
41.34
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.19
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
4.38
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.95
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.88
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.87
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.644
1.644
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4107
32.56
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
35.85
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.73
36.73
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.34
41.34

Fielding Stats for Chet Brewer and Bob Lawson

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.49
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.34
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.07
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3615
27
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1205
9
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.95
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.62
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.06
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.59
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
4.12
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
3.62
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
4.01
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
3.21
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.28
97.28
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.57
88.57
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.685
2.685
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.385
2.385
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.5
71.5
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chet Brewer and Bob Lawson

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
230.77
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
216.67
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533
600
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
513.32
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
550
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
119.32
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
103.56
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
11.26
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.38
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.13
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
15.76
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.46
48.92
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.15
35.83
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
140.71
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
150
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
173.36
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
100
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.449
0.449
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
56.29
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
32.65
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
87.8
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.07
57.49
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.47
24.55
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.75
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
47.28
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.88
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.14
76.14
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
32.65
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
11.26
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
11.26
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100