Chet Brewer vs. Ernie Ross — Career Comparison

Chet Brewer
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ernie Ross
Pre-GenerationalCANThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chet Brewer built a career as a starting pitcher and Ernie Ross 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 7.41 and 1.882 for Ernie Ross. 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 Ernie Ross

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.39
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.08
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.55
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.48
Ernie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.71
77.71
Ernie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.75
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.06
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.44
Ernie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
7.41
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3406
27
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1135.1
9
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1049
8.32
Ernie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
10.59
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.25
Ernie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ernie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Ernie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.88
Ernie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6.35
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
563
4.46
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.816
0.816
Ernie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.824
0.824
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.23
Ernie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.42
Ernie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ernie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4634
36.73
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
42.88
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.19
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
4.38
Ernie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
9.53
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.88
Ernie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.87
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.882
1.882
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4107
32.56
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
36
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.73
36.73
Ernie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.88
42.88

Fielding Stats for Chet Brewer and Ernie Ross

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.49
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.07
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3615
27
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1205
9
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.95
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.06
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Ernie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
4.12
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.12
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
4.01
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.28
97.28
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.685
2.685
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.5
71.5
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chet Brewer and Ernie Ross

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
230.77
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533
600
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
513.32
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
533.33
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
119.32
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
103.56
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.38
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.76
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.46
48.92
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
140.71
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
173.36
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
56.29
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
87.8
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.07
57.49
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-34.62
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
6.75
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
47.28
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.88
Ernie Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
200
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.14
76.14
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ernie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA