Chet Brewer vs. Ken Ryan — Career Comparison

Chet Brewer
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ken Ryan
Gen XRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chet Brewer built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Ryan 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 3.91 and 1.596 for Ken Ryan. 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 Ken Ryan

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
1.39
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
7.56
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.08
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.55
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.44
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.48
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.5
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.71
77.71
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.75
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.95
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.44
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
3.91
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3406
27
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
857
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1135.1
9
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
285.2
9
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1049
8.32
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
8.38
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.38
8.38
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.66
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.88
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
5.17
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.82
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563
4.46
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
7.09
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.09
7.09
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.816
0.816
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.362
1.362
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.23
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.47
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.42
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.28
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4634
36.73
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1265
39.85
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.19
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.94
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
4.38
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
4.41
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.88
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.57
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.28
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.87
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.85
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.505
1.505
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4107
32.56
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1065
33.55
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.73
36.73
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.85
39.85

Fielding Stats for Chet Brewer and Ken Ryan

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
1.49
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
7.56
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.07
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3615
27
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
857
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1205
9
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
285.2
9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.95
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.66
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.06
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.01
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
4.12
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.73
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
4.01
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.67
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.28
97.28
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.36
96.36
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.685
2.685
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.221
0.221
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.5
71.5
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chet Brewer and Ken Ryan

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
205
230.77
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
16000
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533
600
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
513.32
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
533.33
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
119.32
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
103.56
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.38
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.76
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.46
48.92
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
7.45
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
140.71
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
173.36
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
56.29
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
87.8
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.07
57.49
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-8.35
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.75
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
47.28
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.88
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
266.67
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.14
76.14
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
32.65
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA