Chet Brewer vs. Hank Ritter — Career Comparison

Chet Brewer
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Hank Ritter
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chet Brewer built a career as a starting pitcher and Hank Ritter 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 3.96 and 1.319 for Hank Ritter. 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 Hank Ritter

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
1.39
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.38
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.08
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.55
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.47
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.48
Hank Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.49
53.49
Hank Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.71
77.71
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.9
6.9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.75
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.44
Hank Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
3.96
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Hank Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3406
27
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1135.1
9
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.1
9
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1049
8.32
Hank Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
9.08
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.08
9.08
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
Hank Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.47
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Hank Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
363
2.88
Hank Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.79
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Hank Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563
4.46
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
5
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Hank Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.816
0.816
Hank Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.866
0.866
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.23
Hank Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.47
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.42
Hank Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.7
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Hank Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4634
36.73
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
39.22
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.19
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.09
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
4.38
Hank Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.12
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.88
Hank Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.87
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.319
1.319
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4107
32.56
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
35.73
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Hank Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Hank Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.73
36.73
Hank Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.22
39.22

Fielding Stats for Chet Brewer and Hank Ritter

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.49
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.07
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3615
27
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
9
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.95
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.06
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Hank Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
4.12
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
4.01
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.28
97.28
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.685
2.685
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.621
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.5
71.5
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Chet Brewer and Hank Ritter

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
230.77
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
930
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533
600
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
513.32
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
119.32
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
103.56
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.38
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.76
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.46
48.92
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
5.34
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
140.71
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
173.36
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
56.29
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
87.8
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.07
57.49
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.71
-21.17
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.75
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
47.28
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.88
Hank Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
180
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.14
76.14
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
3.33
3.33
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Hank Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA