Chet Brewer vs. Jim Roland — Career Comparison

Chet Brewer
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jim Roland
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chet Brewer built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Roland as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Roland posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.22 and WHIP 1.350 compared to 3.44 and 1.244 for Chet Brewer. By the career numbers, Jim Roland had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chet Brewer and Jim Roland

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
1.39
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
4.32
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.08
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.58
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.55
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.38
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.48
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.34
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.78
52.78
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.71
77.71
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.43
13.43
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.75
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
3.44
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
3.22
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3406
27
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1351
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1135.1
9
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
450.1
9
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1049
8.32
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
7.13
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.32
8.32
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.13
7.13
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.68
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.88
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
4.58
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.44
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563
4.46
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
5.44
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.44
5.44
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.816
0.816
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.113
1.113
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.23
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.58
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.42
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.38
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4634
36.73
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1927
38.51
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.19
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.28
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
553
4.38
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
3.7
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.88
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.22
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.87
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.301
1.301
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4107
32.56
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1663
33.24
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.73
36.73
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.51
38.51

Fielding Stats for Chet Brewer and Jim Roland

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
1.49
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
4.33
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.07
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.58
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3615
27
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1347
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1205
9
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.95
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.38
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.06
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.4
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
4.12
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
1.84
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
4.01
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.78
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.28
97.28
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.74
96.74
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.685
2.685
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.412
0.412
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.5
71.5
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.43
13.43
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chet Brewer and Jim Roland

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
205
230.77
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
1400
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533
600
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
93
600
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
513.32
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
541.94
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
119.32
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
6
38.71
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
103.56
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
6
38.71
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.38
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.76
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.46
48.92
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
3.21
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
140.71
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
6
38.71
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
173.36
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
9
58.06
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
56.29
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
87.8
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
4
25.81
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.07
57.49
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.9
-25.19
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.75
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
47.28
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.88
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
36
232.26
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.14
76.14
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
2.58
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
32.65
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
38.71
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA