Jim Brewer vs. Lawrence Simpson — Career Comparison

Jim Brewer
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Lawrence Simpson
Lost GenerationOhioNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lawrence Simpson built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Brewer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Brewer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.07 and WHIP 1.283 compared to 4.3 and 1.398 for Lawrence Simpson. By the career numbers, Jim Brewer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Brewer and Lawrence Simpson

Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.05
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.53
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.3
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.38
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.6
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.61
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.49
51.49
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.61
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.14
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
3.07
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
4.3
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3122
27
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
27
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040.2
9
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.2
9
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
898
7.77
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
9.97
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.97
9.97
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.8
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.77
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
3.11
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.61
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
810
7.01
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
4.14
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.124
1.124
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.35
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4299
37.18
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
39.89
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
3.04
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
3.47
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5.68
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.35
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.22
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.77
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.209
1.209
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3863
33.41
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
36.97
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.18
37.18
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.89
39.89

Fielding Stats for Jim Brewer and Lawrence Simpson

Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.06
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.33
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.3
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3119
27
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
27
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1039.2
9
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115.1
9
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.26
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.62
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
1.3
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.34
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.55
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
1.64
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.51
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.56
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.97
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.44
84.44
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.235
2.235
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Brewer and Lawrence Simpson

Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
586
2225.32
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
244.9
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
531.65
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
43
526.53
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
79.75
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
85.71
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
72.15
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
73.47
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.59
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.59
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.1
19.38
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.53
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
87.34
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
121.52
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.59
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
34.18
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24.49
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
41.77
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.82
14.49
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.91
23.43
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
52
197.47
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.04
3.04
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
26.58
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100