Chet Brewer vs. Jay Ritchie — Career Comparison

Chet Brewer
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jay Ritchie
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chet Brewer built a career as a starting pitcher and Jay Ritchie 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 3.49 and 1.438 for Jay Ritchie. 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 Jay Ritchie

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
1.39
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
5.16
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.08
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.55
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.48
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.4
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.71
77.71
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.75
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.44
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
3.49
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3406
27
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
874
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1135.1
9
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
291.1
9
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1049
8.32
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
9.3
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.71
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.88
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
2.9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.74
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563
4.46
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
6.55
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.816
0.816
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.23
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.28
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.42
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4634
36.73
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1258
38.86
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.19
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.79
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
553
4.38
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
4.08
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.88
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.87
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.356
1.356
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4107
32.56
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1158
35.77
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.73
36.73
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.86
38.86

Fielding Stats for Chet Brewer and Jay Ritchie

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
1.49
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
5.16
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.07
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3615
27
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
874
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1205
9
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
291.1
9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.95
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.46
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.06
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.48
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
4.12
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
2.07
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
4.01
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.95
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.28
97.28
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.685
2.685
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.377
0.377
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.5
71.5
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chet Brewer and Jay Ritchie

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
230.77
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
167
2708.11
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533
600
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
37
600
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
513.32
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
567.57
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
119.32
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
7
113.51
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
103.56
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
6
97.3
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.38
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
15.76
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.46
48.92
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
1.58
25.58
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
140.71
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
145.95
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
173.36
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
8
129.73
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
56.29
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
32.65
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
87.8
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
3
48.65
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.07
57.49
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
1.43
23.13
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.75
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
47.28
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.88
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
8
129.73
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.14
76.14
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
4.63
4.63
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA