Greg Brummett vs. Bill Oster — Career Comparison

Gen XKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Greg Brummett built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Oster as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Greg Brummett posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.08 and WHIP 1.541 compared to 6.32 and 1.979 for Bill Oster. By the career numbers, Greg Brummett had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Greg Brummett and Bill Oster

Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.61
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.6
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.61
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.5
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.5
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
5.08
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.32
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.32
6.32
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.37
5.37
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.23
7.23
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.48
5.48
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.32
6.32
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
27
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
27
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72.2
9
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.2
9
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
10.16
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
10.91
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.16
10.16
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.91
10.91
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.49
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.15
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.47
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6.89
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.72
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.87
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.798
0.798
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.085
1.085
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
38.52
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
43.09
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.3
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
5.2
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
8.62
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.62
8.62
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.62
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.36
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.514
1.514
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.979
1.979
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
34.31
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
36.19
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.09
43.09

Fielding Stats for Greg Brummett and Bill Oster

Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.61
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.6
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.61
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
27
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
27
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72.2
9
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.2
9
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.62
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.99
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.72
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.61
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.72
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.61
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.72
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Greg Brummett and Bill Oster

Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
433.33
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
1600
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
600
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
500
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.24
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.17
-39.12
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
166.67
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.6
3.6
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PA