Chet Brewer

Born: 1/14/1907 in Leavenworth, KS, USA

Died: 3/26/1990 in Whittier, CA, USA

Bats: B | Throws: R | Height: 6'4" | Weight: 176 lbs

Full name: Chester Arthur Brewer

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Biography

Chet Brewer, born in 1907, was a notable figure in the world of baseball, primarily recognized for his contributions as a position player during his career, which spanned from 1949 until May 10 of the same year. Despite his limited on-field appearances, where he recorded no official games, hits, home runs, RBIs, or stolen bases, Brewer's significance in the game extended beyond traditional statistics. His presence in baseball during a transformative period allowed him to witness and participate in the era's evolving dynamics, particularly as the sport began to embrace greater diversity and integration. Brewer's career unfolded against the backdrop of a changing baseball landscape, where the emergence of new talent and the breaking of racial barriers were beginning to redefine the sport. Although he did not leave a statistical mark in terms of conventional performance metrics, his story reflects the myriad contributions of players during this time, many of whom played crucial roles in shaping the future of baseball. Chet Brewer's legacy is a reminder of the diverse narratives that enrich the history of America's pastime.

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
69	60	175	136	95	16	7	1135.3	1049	434	31	363	563	3.44	0

Career ERA 3.44 vs. league average 4.21 across their career seasons — 18.3% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1925	KCM	NNL	2	1	11	8	1	0	1	32.3	46	27	23	11	7.52	4.55 (-65%)	-485.7
1926	KCM	NNL	12	1	18	14	9	2	1	121.3	94	33	47	78	2.45	4.11 (+40%)	2357.9
1927	KCM	NNL	8	7	20	18	9	1	1	129.3	129	56	46	51	3.90	4.08 (+5%)	600.0
1928	KCM	NNL	6	8	20	14	9	0	0	120.3	115	52	28	52	3.89	4.13 (+6%)	105.6
1929	KCM	NNL	14	2	20	14	13	3	4	140.0	98	33	37	53	2.12	4.60 (+54%)	3834.1
1930	KCM	NNL	8	9	18	16	15	2	0	156.3	161	55	46	83	3.17	4.80 (+34%)	3914.4
1931	KCM	IND	2	2	6	4	3	2	0	31.0	30	14	7	15	4.06	4.10 (+1%)	900.7
1932	WAP	EWL	1	4	8	5	3	1	0	43.3	35	19	12	29	3.95	4.13 (+4%)	1496.8
1932	KCM	IND	4	0	4	4	4	2	0	34.0	26	3	8	15	0.79	4.13 (+81%)	931.5
1933	KCM	IND	1	1	2	2	2	0	0	18.0	17	5	5	6	2.50	3.86 (+35%)	-50.0
1934	KCM	IND	1	1	2	2	2	0	0	18.0	13	4	1	9	2.00	4.29 (+53%)	534.0
1935	KCM	IND	2	3	7	4	3	2	0	43.3	36	11	10	37	2.28	4.35 (+47%)	1971.5
1936	NYC	NN2	5	7	16	12	9	0	0	105.0	108	52	36	54	4.46	4.59 (+3%)	1152.0
1937	PC	NN2	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	4.0	6	7	3	1	15.75	—	0.0
1941	PS	NN2	2	4	8	6	6	0	0	56.3	49	20	25	21	3.20	3.94 (+19%)	-31.9
1941	KCM	NAL	0	2	2	1	1	0	0	12.0	12	6	3	6	4.50	3.94 (-14%)	89.7
1946	CAG	NAL	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	7.3	7	5	6	7	6.14	—	0.0
1946	CBE	NAL	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	8.0	6	3	1	2	3.38	—	0.0
1947	CBE	NAL	1	2	4	4	2	1	0	20.0	13	4	5	11	1.80	3.97 (+55%)	816.3
1948	CBE	NAL	0	3	5	4	3	0	0	35.3	48	25	14	22	6.37	4.10 (-55%)	1233.9

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
205	456	50	106	10	3	1	29	10	42	7	0.232	0.306	0.274	0.580	-696.8

Career AVG .232 vs. league average .277 across their career seasons — 16.0% below league average.

Career OBP .306 vs. league average .342 across their career seasons — 10.6% below league average.

Career SLG .274 vs. league average .393 across their career seasons — 30.2% below league average.

Career OPS 0.580 vs. league average 0.735 across their career seasons — 21.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1925	KCM	NNL	11	14	2	7	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1926	KCM	NNL	18	49	8	11	1	0	0	4	1	2	1	0.224	—	—	—	—	-243.3
1927	KCM	NNL	21	50	6	17	1	2	1	8	0	7	0	0.340	.282 (+21%)	.344 (+25%)	.392 (+27%)	.736 (+26%)	241.7
1928	KCM	NNL	23	46	3	10	1	0	0	3	1	2	0	0.217	—	—	—	—	0.0
1929	KCM	NNL	22	51	4	15	1	1	0	3	2	6	0	0.294	.289 (+2%)	.353 (+4%)	.415 (-15%)	.769 (-6%)	-42.2
1930	KCM	NNL	25	72	5	11	3	0	0	3	2	4	3	0.153	.293 (-48%)	.354 (-44%)	.429 (-55%)	.784 (-50%)	-653.0
1931	KCM	IND	6	13	1	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0.231	—	—	—	—	0.0
1932	WAP	EWL	17	29	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0.103	—	—	—	—	0.0
1932	KCM	IND	4	11	5	2	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0.182	—	—	—	—	0.0
1933	KCM	IND	2	7	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.286	—	—	—	—	0.0
1934	KCM	IND	3	7	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.286	—	—	—	—	0.0
1935	KCM	IND	8	14	1	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0.214	—	—	—	—	0.0
1936	NYC	NN2	16	30	3	6	1	0	0	3	0	6	0	0.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1937	PC	NN2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1941	PS	NN2	13	29	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0.172	—	—	—	—	0.0
1941	KCM	NAL	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1946	CAG	NAL	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1946	CBE	NAL	1	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.667	—	—	—	—	0.0
1947	CBE	NAL	4	9	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.222	—	—	—	—	0.0
1948	CBE	NAL	6	15	1	5	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0.333	—	—	—	—	0.0

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
5	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0.167

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1947	NWS	CBE	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.500
1926	NNC	KCM	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	2	5	4	0	28.3	24	8	10	14	2.54

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1947	NWS	CBE	0	0	1	1	0	6.0	8	5	1	2	7.50
1926	NNC	KCM	1	2	4	3	0	22.3	16	3	9	12	1.21

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	9	1	37	0	1	2
OF	16	6	15	0	1	0
P	175	136	75	410	13	18

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1925	KCM	P	11	8	0	0	0	0
1926	KCM	P	18	14	7	44	2	1
1927	KCM	P	20	18	6	46	2	2
1928	KCM	1B	1	0	1	0	0	1
1928	KCM	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
1928	KCM	P	20	14	4	49	2	1
1929	KCM	1B	2	0	7	0	0	0
1929	KCM	P	20	14	8	58	0	5
1930	KCM	1B	3	0	12	0	1	1
1930	KCM	OF	4	1	4	0	0	0
1930	KCM	P	18	16	12	68	1	2
1931	KCM	P	6	4	3	14	1	0
1932	WAP	1B	2	1	15	0	0	0
1932	WAP	OF	7	3	5	0	1	0
1932	WAP	P	8	5	6	23	1	1
1932	KCM	P	4	4	1	9	0	1
1933	KCM	P	2	2	2	7	0	1
1934	KCM	1B	1	0	2	0	0	0
1934	KCM	P	2	2	1	6	0	0
1935	KCM	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
1935	KCM	P	7	4	5	23	0	0
1936	NYC	P	16	12	6	28	2	2
1937	PC	P	1	1	1	1	0	0
1941	PS	OF	3	2	6	0	0	0
1941	PS	P	8	6	8	13	0	2
1941	KCM	P	2	1	0	2	0	0
1946	CAG	P	2	2	1	2	0	0
1946	CBE	P	1	1	0	5	1	0
1947	CBE	P	4	4	0	4	0	0
1948	CBE	P	5	4	4	8	1	0