Chet Brewer vs. Bob Lee — Career Comparison

Chet Brewer
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bob Lee
Silent GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Chet Brewer built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Lee as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bob Lee posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.7 and WHIP 1.285 compared to 3.44 and 1.244 for Chet Brewer. By the career numbers, Bob Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chet Brewer and Bob Lee

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
1.39
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
4.91
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.08
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.55
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.46
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.48
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.42
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.08
52.08
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.71
77.71
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.75
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.15
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
3.44
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
2.7
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.218
0.218
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3406
27
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1478
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1135.1
9
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
492.2
9
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1049
8.32
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
7.34
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.32
8.32
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.34
7.34
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.57
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.88
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
3.58
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.64
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563
4.46
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
5.75
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.75
5.75
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.816
0.816
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.037
1.037
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.23
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.22
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.42
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4634
36.73
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2044
37.34
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.19
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
2.78
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
553
4.38
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.23
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.88
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.87
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.244
1.244
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.214
1.214
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4107
32.56
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1843
33.67
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.73
36.73
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.34
37.34

Fielding Stats for Chet Brewer and Bob Lee

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
1.49
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
4.92
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.07
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3615
27
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1476
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1205
9
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
492
9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.95
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.42
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.06
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.01
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
4.12
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
4.01
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.43
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.28
97.28
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.12
95.12
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.685
2.685
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.5
71.5
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chet Brewer and Bob Lee

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
205
230.77
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
2043.04
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533
600
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
79
600
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
456
513.32
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
67
508.86
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
119.32
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
7
53.16
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
103.56
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
6
45.57
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.38
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.13
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.76
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.59
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.46
48.92
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
17.46
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
140.71
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
10
75.95
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
173.36
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
12
91.14
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
56.29
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
4
30.38
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
4
30.38
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
87.8
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
7
53.16
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.07
57.49
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
1.48
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
6.75
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
47.28
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
4
30.38
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.88
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
42
318.99
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.14
76.14
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1.88
1.88
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
32.65
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
53.16
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA