Chet Brewer vs. Denny Riddleberger — Career Comparison

Chet Brewer
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Denny Riddleberger
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chet Brewer built a career as a starting pitcher and Denny Riddleberger as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Denny Riddleberger posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.77 and WHIP 1.391 compared to 3.44 and 1.244 for Chet Brewer. By the career numbers, Denny Riddleberger had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chet Brewer and Denny Riddleberger

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
1.39
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
6.97
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.08
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.55
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.48
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.71
77.71
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.75
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
3.44
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.77
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3406
27
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1135.1
9
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
9
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1049
8.32
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
8.05
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.32
8.32
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.05
8.05
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.02
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.88
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
3.79
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.68
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563
4.46
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
6.43
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.816
0.816
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.23
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.42
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4634
36.73
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
37.29
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.19
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.23
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
553
4.38
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
3.52
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.88
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.87
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.316
1.316
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4107
32.56
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
32.48
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.73
36.73
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.29
37.29

Fielding Stats for Chet Brewer and Denny Riddleberger

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
1.49
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
6.97
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.07
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3615
27
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1205
9
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.95
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.41
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.06
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.15
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
4.12
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.56
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
4.01
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.56
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.28
97.28
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.685
2.685
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.223
0.223
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.5
71.5
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chet Brewer and Denny Riddleberger

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
230.77
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
6180
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533
600
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
456
513.32
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
119.32
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
103.56
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.38
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.76
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.46
48.92
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
3.21
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
140.71
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
173.36
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
56.29
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
87.8
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.07
57.49
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.24
-14.11
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.75
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
47.28
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.88
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
360
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.14
76.14
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA