Chet Brewer vs. Jesse Orosco — Career Comparison

Chet Brewer
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jesse Orosco
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Chet Brewer built a career as a starting pitcher and Jesse Orosco as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jesse Orosco posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.16 and WHIP 1.329 compared to 3.44 and 1.244 for Chet Brewer. By the career numbers, Jesse Orosco had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chet Brewer and Jesse Orosco

Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
1.39
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1252
8.7
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.08
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.55
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.6
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.48
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.56
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.1
52.1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.71
77.71
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.75
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
3.44
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
3.16
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3406
27
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3886
27
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1135.1
9
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1295.1
9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1049
8.32
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1055
7.33
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.32
8.32
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.33
7.33
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.79
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.88
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
581
4.04
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.6
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
563
4.46
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1179
8.19
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.816
0.816
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.359
1.359
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.23
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.28
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.42
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.24
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4634
36.73
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5460
37.94
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.19
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
501
3.48
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
553
4.38
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
3.56
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.88
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.39
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.38
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.87
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.56
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.263
1.263
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4107
32.56
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4735
32.9
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.73
36.73
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.94
37.94

Fielding Stats for Chet Brewer and Jesse Orosco

Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
1.49
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1253
8.69
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.07
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3615
27
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3895
27
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
9
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1298.1
9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.95
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.43
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.06
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
1.3
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
4.12
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
1.76
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
4.01
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
1.73
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.28
97.28
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.43
98.43
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.685
2.685
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.5
71.5
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chet Brewer and Jesse Orosco

Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
205
230.77
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1252
9884.21
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533
600
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
76
600
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
456
513.32
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
59
465.79
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
119.32
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
10
78.95
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
103.56
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
10
78.95
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.38
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.76
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.46
48.92
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
21.04
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
140.71
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
10
78.95
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
173.36
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
18
142.11
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
56.29
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
3
23.68
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
4
31.58
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
87.8
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
7
55.26
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.07
57.49
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
3.39
26.73
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.75
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
47.28
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
63.16
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.88
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
25
197.37
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.14
76.14
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
3.04
3.04
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
32.65
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
55.26
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.79
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.89
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA