Greg Brummett vs. Elmer Rieger — Career Comparison

Greg Brummett
Gen XKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Elmer Rieger
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Greg Brummett built a career as a starting pitcher and Elmer Rieger 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 5.48 and 1.547 for Elmer Rieger. 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 Elmer Rieger

Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.61
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.48
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.61
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.5
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.5
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.84
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
5.08
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.48
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
27
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
27
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72.2
9
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.1
9
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
10.16
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
10.97
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.16
10.16
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.97
10.97
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.49
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
3.47
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.95
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
3.72
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.8
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.798
0.798
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
38.52
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
37.13
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.8
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
5.2
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.75
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.62
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.36
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.514
1.514
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.547
1.547
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
34.31
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
33.75
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.52
38.52
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Greg Brummett and Elmer Rieger

Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.61
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.57
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.61
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
27
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72.2
9
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.62
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.99
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.61
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.43
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.61
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Greg Brummett and Elmer Rieger

Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
13
433.33
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
1560
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
600
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
500
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.24
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
16.4
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.17
-39.12
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
37.17
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
166.67
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.6
3.6
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA