Chet Brewer vs. Jim Otten — Career Comparison

Chet Brewer
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jim Otten
Baby BoomersMontanaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chet Brewer built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Otten 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 5.46 and 1.947 for Jim Otten. 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 Jim Otten

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
1.39
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
4.85
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.08
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.55
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.48
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.71
77.71
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.81
7.81
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.75
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.44
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
5.46
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3406
27
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1135.1
9
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
118.2
9
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1049
8.32
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
11.38
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.38
11.38
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.88
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
5.08
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.06
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563
4.46
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
5.69
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.816
0.816
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.197
1.197
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.23
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.42
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4634
36.73
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
41.79
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.19
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.74
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
4.38
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
6.29
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.29
6.29
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.88
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
0.87
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.06
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.829
1.829
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4107
32.56
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
35.65
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.369
0.369
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.73
36.73
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79

Fielding Stats for Chet Brewer and Jim Otten

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
1.49
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
4.85
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.07
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3615
27
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1205
9
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
118.2
9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.95
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.06
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.29
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
4.12
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.37
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
4.01
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.29
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.28
97.28
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.685
2.685
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.5
71.5
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.81
7.81
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.15
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chet Brewer and Jim Otten

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
230.77
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
4800
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533
600
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
513.32
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
525
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
119.32
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
103.56
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.38
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.76
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.46
48.92
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
9.59
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
140.71
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
173.36
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
56.29
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
87.8
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.07
57.49
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.81
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.75
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
47.28
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.88
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
75
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.14
76.14
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
32.65
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA