Jim Brewer vs. Rube Wiggins — Career Comparison

Jim Brewer
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Rube Wiggins
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftNorth AmericaNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Rube Wiggins 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 3.6 and 1.600 for Rube Wiggins. 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 Rube Wiggins

Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.05
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.3
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.6
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.56
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.49
51.49
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.14
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
3.07
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.233
0.233
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3122
27
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040.2
9
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
898
7.77
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.77
7.77
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.8
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
3.11
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.2
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
810
7.01
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.124
1.124
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.35
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4299
37.18
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
41.4
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
3.04
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
3.47
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.35
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.22
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.209
1.209
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3863
33.41
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
34.2
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.18
37.18
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.4
41.4

Fielding Stats for Jim Brewer and Rube Wiggins

Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.06
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.3
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3119
27
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1039.2
9
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.26
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
1.3
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
1.64
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.56
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Brewer and Rube Wiggins

Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
586
2225.32
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
531.65
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.75
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
72.15
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.1
19.38
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
121.52
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
34.18
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.82
14.49
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
52
197.47
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.04
3.04
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.58
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA