Chet Brewer vs. George Rettger — Career Comparison

Chet Brewer
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
George Rettger
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Chet Brewer built a career as a starting pitcher and George Rettger 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 3.67 and 1.554 for George Rettger. 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 George Rettger

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.39
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.35
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
1.08
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.16
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.55
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.58
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.48
George Rettger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.39
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.49
53.49
George Rettger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.71
77.71
George Rettger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.75
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.44
George Rettger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
3.67
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
George Rettger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3406
27
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
419
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1135.1
9
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
139.2
9
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1049
8.32
George Rettger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
8.05
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.32
8.32
George Rettger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.05
8.05
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
George Rettger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.88
George Rettger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
5.93
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
563
4.46
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
4
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.816
0.816
George Rettger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.103
1.103
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.23
George Rettger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.71
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.42
George Rettger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.64
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
George Rettger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4634
36.73
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
41.5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.19
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
4.38
George Rettger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
6.12
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.88
George Rettger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.87
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.554
1.554
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4107
32.56
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
34.93
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
George Rettger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.73
36.73
George Rettger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.5
41.5

Fielding Stats for Chet Brewer and George Rettger

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.49
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.34
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.07
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3615
27
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1205
9
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.95
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.58
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.06
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.51
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
George Rettger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
4.12
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
2.38
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
4.01
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.09
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.28
97.28
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.8
87.8
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.685
2.685
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.565
1.565
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.5
71.5
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chet Brewer and George Rettger

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
230.77
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PA
23
184
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533
600
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PA
75
600
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
513.32
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
520
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
119.32
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PA
6
48
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
103.56
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.38
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.13
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
15.76
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
16
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
George Rettger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
George Rettger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
George Rettger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.46
48.92
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
25.73
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
140.71
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PA
10
80
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
173.36
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PA
16
128
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
George Rettger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
56.29
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PA
6
48
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
32.65
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
40
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
87.8
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PA
10
80
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.07
57.49
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PA
1.68
13.45
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
6.75
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
47.28
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
72
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.88
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PA
14
112
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.14
76.14
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PA
5.36
5.36
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100