Chet Brewer vs. Joe Orrell — Career Comparison

Chet Brewer
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Orrell
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chet Brewer built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Orrell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Orrell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.01 and WHIP 1.517 compared to 3.44 and 1.244 for Chet Brewer. By the career numbers, Joe Orrell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chet Brewer and Joe Orrell

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
1.39
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.21
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.08
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.7
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.55
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.48
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.4
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.71
77.71
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.88
21.88
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.75
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
3.44
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.01
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3406
27
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1135.1
9
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.2
9
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1049
8.32
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
9.03
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.25
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.88
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
4.62
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
563
4.46
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.61
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.816
0.816
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.23
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.42
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.5
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4634
36.73
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
39.65
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.19
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.41
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
553
4.38
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.01
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.88
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.87
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.517
1.517
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4107
32.56
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
34.53
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.73
36.73
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.65
39.65

Fielding Stats for Chet Brewer and Joe Orrell

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.49
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.07
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3615
27
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
9
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.95
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.06
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
4.12
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
4.01
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.28
97.28
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.3
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.685
2.685
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.813
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.5
71.5
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Chet Brewer and Joe Orrell

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
230.77
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
800
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533
600
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
513.32
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
575
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
119.32
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
103.56
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.38
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.76
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.46
48.92
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
14.58
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
140.71
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
173.36
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
5
125
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
56.29
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
87.8
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.07
57.49
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
8.77
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.75
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
47.28
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.88
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
8
200
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.14
76.14
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA