Chet Brewer vs. Mike O'Rourke — Career Comparison

Chet Brewer
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike O'Rourke
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Chet Brewer built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike O'Rourke 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 4.07 and 1.357 for Mike O'Rourke. 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 Mike O'Rourke

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.39
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.29
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.08
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.07
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.55
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.48
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.71
77.71
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.75
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.07
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.44
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
4.07
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3406
27
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1135.1
9
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1049
8.32
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
10.07
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.07
10.07
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.25
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
363
2.88
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.14
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
563
4.46
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.71
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.816
0.816
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.23
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.42
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4634
36.73
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
39.43
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.19
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
553
4.38
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.29
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.88
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.87
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4107
32.56
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
36.64
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.73
36.73
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.43
39.43

Fielding Stats for Chet Brewer and Mike O'Rourke

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.49
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.47
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.07
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3615
27
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1205
9
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.95
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.06
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.96
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
4.12
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.45
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
4.01
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.45
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.28
97.28
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.685
2.685
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.5
71.5
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chet Brewer and Mike O'Rourke

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
230.77
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
9
174.19
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533
600
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
456
513.32
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
26
503.23
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.468
0.468
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
119.32
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
103.56
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
11.26
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.38
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
15.76
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.46
48.92
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
26.41
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
140.71
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
4
77.42
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
173.36
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
8
154.84
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
56.29
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
87.8
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.07
57.49
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
1.23
23.85
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.75
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
47.28
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.88
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.14
76.14
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA