Chet Brewer vs. Donn Roach — Career Comparison

Chet Brewer
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Donn Roach
MillenialNevadaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chet Brewer built a career as a starting pitcher and Donn Roach 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 5.77 and 1.795 for Donn Roach. 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 Donn Roach

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
1.39
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.85
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.08
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.55
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.69
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.48
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.49
53.49
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.71
77.71
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.75
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.44
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.77
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3406
27
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1135.1
9
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1049
8.32
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
11.77
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.77
11.77
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.69
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.88
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
4.15
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563
4.46
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.62
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.816
0.816
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.23
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.15
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.42
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.15
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4634
36.73
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
42.92
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.19
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.38
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
4.38
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
6
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.88
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.69
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
0.87
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.38
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.769
1.769
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4107
32.56
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
36.46
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.73
36.73
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.92
42.92

Fielding Stats for Chet Brewer and Donn Roach

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
1.49
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.85
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.07
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3615
27
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1205
9
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.95
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.06
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.38
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
4.12
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.85
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
4.01
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.85
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.28
97.28
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.685
2.685
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
0.381
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.5
71.5
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.15
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chet Brewer and Donn Roach

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
230.77
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
2520
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533
600
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
513.32
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.638
0.638
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
119.32
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
103.56
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
11.26
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.38
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
15.76
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43.46
48.92
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
125.71
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
140.71
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
173.36
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
0.58
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.523
0.523
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
56.29
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
32.65
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
87.8
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51.07
57.49
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.07
128.27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.75
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
47.28
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.88
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
120
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.14
76.14
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA