Chet Brewer vs. Skel Roach — Career Comparison

Chet Brewer
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Skel Roach
Pre-GenerationalGermanyThrows RightBats RightEuropeChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chet Brewer built a career as a starting pitcher and Skel Roach as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Skel Roach posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.556 compared to 3.44 and 1.244 for Chet Brewer. By the career numbers, Skel Roach had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chet Brewer and Skel Roach

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.39
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.08
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.55
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.48
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.49
53.49
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.71
77.71
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.75
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
3.44
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3406
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1135.1
9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1049
8.32
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.25
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
363
2.88
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
563
4.46
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.816
0.816
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.23
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.42
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4634
36.73
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.19
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
553
4.38
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.88
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.87
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.556
1.556
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4107
32.56
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.73
36.73
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40

Fielding Stats for Chet Brewer and Skel Roach

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.49
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.07
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3615
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1205
9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.95
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.06
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
4.12
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
4.01
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.28
97.28
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.685
2.685
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.5
71.5
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chet Brewer and Skel Roach

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
230.77
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533
600
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
513.32
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
119.32
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
103.56
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.38
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.76
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.46
48.92
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
140.71
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
173.36
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
56.29
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
87.8
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.07
57.49
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-61.6
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.75
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
47.28
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.88
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.14
76.14
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA