Chet Brewer vs. Bill Reeder — Career Comparison

Chet Brewer
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bill Reeder
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chet Brewer built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Reeder 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 5.08 and 1.871 for Bill Reeder. 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 Bill Reeder

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
1.39
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
5.61
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.08
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.55
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.48
Bill Reeder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.71
77.71
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.75
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.44
Bill Reeder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.08
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3406
27
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1135.1
9
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.2
9
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1049
8.32
Bill Reeder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
8.82
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
Bill Reeder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Bill Reeder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.88
Bill Reeder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
8.02
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.02
8.02
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563
4.46
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
5.61
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Bill Reeder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.816
0.816
Bill Reeder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.515
1.515
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.23
Bill Reeder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.42
Bill Reeder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Reeder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4634
36.73
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
42.24
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.19
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.67
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
4.38
Bill Reeder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
5.88
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.88
Bill Reeder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.87
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.871
1.871
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4107
32.56
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
33.95
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Bill Reeder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.73
36.73
Bill Reeder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.24
42.24

Fielding Stats for Chet Brewer and Bill Reeder

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.49
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.07
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3615
27
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
9
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.95
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.06
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Bill Reeder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
4.12
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
4.01
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.28
97.28
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.685
2.685
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.5
71.5
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Chet Brewer and Bill Reeder

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
230.77
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
4200
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533
600
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
513.32
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
119.32
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
103.56
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.38
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.76
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.46
48.92
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
140.71
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
173.36
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
56.29
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
87.8
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.07
57.49
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.75
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
47.28
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.88
Bill Reeder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.14
76.14
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA