Was Chet Brewer a pitcher?

Yes. Chet Brewer pitched in the major leagues, recording 69 wins and 563 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Chet Brewer hit?

Chet Brewer hit 1 career home run with 106 hits.

What awards did Chet Brewer win?

Chet Brewer was selected to 2 All-Star Games.

What were Chet Brewer's career stats?

In 175 games, Chet Brewer went 69-60 with a 3.44 ERA, 563 strikeouts, 1,135.1 innings pitched, and 7 saves. At the plate he had 106 hits and 1 home runs.

What position did Chet Brewer play?

Chet Brewer played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Chet Brewer and how much did he weigh?

Chet Brewer was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 176 pounds.

What was Chet Brewer's career ERA?

Chet Brewer finished with a 3.44 career ERA, going 69-60 with 563 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Chet Brewer have?

Chet Brewer recorded 563 career strikeouts.

Is Chet Brewer in the Hall of Fame?

No. Chet Brewer has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

How many All-Star Games did Chet Brewer make?

Chet Brewer was selected to 2 All-Star Games.

Chet Brewer

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (Final season: 1949)

Chet Brewer was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for 7 teams, including the Kansas City Monarchs. Across 175 career appearances, he went 69-60 with a 3.44 ERA and 563 strikeouts. He also batted .232 with 1 home runs. Chet Brewer was a 2-time All-Star. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 19374.8.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 17, 2026

W–L 69–60

ERA 3.44

WHIP 1.24

SO 563

Pitcher PIV 19374.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: B / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 176 lb
Born: 1/14/1907 in Leavenworth, KS, USA
Died: 3/26/1990 in Whittier, CA, USA
Last Game: 1949-05-10
Awards: 2× All-Star

Full name: Chester Arthur Brewer

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Chet Brewer — Batting
PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
180.0	152.0	9.0	31.0	5.0	0	0	9.0	15.0	4.0	1.0	.204	.274	.237	.511

Pitching

Chet Brewer — Pitching
W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
39	48	96	71	26	5	759.0	651	352	118	26	143	257	1.40	1.05

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Chet Brewer — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting
Season	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1942	8.0	6.0	0	2.0	2.0	1.0	.333	.429	.333	.762
1943	1.0	1.0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1944	4.0	3.0	0	0	0	1.0	.000	.250	.000	.250
1945	2.0	1.0	0	0	0	1.0	.000	.500	.000	.500
1949	4.0	3.0	1.0	1.0	0	1.0	.333	.500	.333	.833
Listed seasons · 5	19	14	1	3	2	4	.214	—	—	—

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Chet Brewer — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching
Season	W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
1942	1	2	3	2	0	0	19.0	19	7	3	1	5	4	1.42	1.26
1943	0	1	1	1	1	0	11.0	3	1	0	0	3	4	0.00	0.55
1944	1	1	2	1	1	0	17.2	4	4	0	0	2	0	0.00	0.34
1945	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.2	1	0	0	0	0	7	0.00	0.27
1949	1	3	3	1	2	1	15.2	12	13	6	1	1	9	3.45	0.83
Listed seasons · 5	3	7	9	5	5	1	67.0	39	25	9	2	11	24	1.21	0.75

Career Pitching Statistics

Chet Brewer — 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	1135.1	1,049	434	31	363	563	3.44	19374.8

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

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Chet Brewer Stats, Bio & Career Records
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	32.1	46	27	23	11	7.52	4.55 (-65%)	-482.3
1926	KCM	NNL	12	1	18	14	9	2	1	121.1	94	33	47	78	2.45	4.11 (+40%)	2357.9
1927	KCM	NNL	8	7	20	18	9	1	1	129.1	129	56	46	51	3.90	4.08 (+5%)	600.0
1928	KCM	NNL	6	8	20	14	9	0	0	120.1	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	156.1	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	43.1	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%)	-49.8
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	43.1	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	56.1	49	20	25	21	3.20	3.94 (+19%)	-31.5
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	7.1	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	35.1	48	25	14	22	6.37	4.10 (-55%)	1233.9
Career · 20 seasons			69	60	175	136	95	16	7	1,135.1	1,049	434	363	563	3.44	—	19,375

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Chet Brewer — 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	.232	.306	.274	.580	-656

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 .580 vs. league average .735 across their career seasons — 21.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Chet Brewer Stats, Bio & Career Records
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	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1926	KCM	NNL	18	49	8	11	1	0	0	4	1	2	1	.224	—	—	—	—	-235.1
1927	KCM	NNL	21	50	6	17	1	2	1	8	0	7	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	.217	—	—	—	—	0.0
1929	KCM	NNL	22	51	4	15	1	1	0	3	2	6	0	.294	.289 (+2%)	.353 (+4%)	.415 (-15%)	.769 (-6%)	-40.5
1930	KCM	NNL	25	72	5	11	3	0	0	3	2	4	3	.153	.293 (-48%)	.354 (-44%)	.429 (-55%)	.784 (-50%)	-622.7
1931	KCM	IND	6	13	1	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	.231	—	—	—	—	0.0
1932	WAP	EWL	17	29	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	.103	—	—	—	—	0.0
1932	KCM	IND	4	11	5	2	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	.182	—	—	—	—	0.0
1933	KCM	IND	2	7	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	—	—	—	—	0.0
1934	KCM	IND	3	7	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.286	—	—	—	—	0.0
1935	KCM	IND	8	14	1	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	.214	—	—	—	—	0.0
1936	NYC	NN2	16	30	3	6	1	0	0	3	0	6	0	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1937	PC	NN2	1	1	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	.172	—	—	—	—	0.0
1941	KCM	NAL	2	5	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	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1946	CBE	NAL	1	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	—	—	—	—	0.0
1947	CBE	NAL	4	9	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.222	—	—	—	—	0.0
1948	CBE	NAL	6	15	1	5	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 20 seasons			205	456	50	106	10	3	1	29	10	42	7	.232	—	—	—	—	-656

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Chet Brewer — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
5	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	.167

Playoff Batting by Year

Chet Brewer — 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	.500
1926	NNC	KCM	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Chet Brewer — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	2	5	4	0	28.1	24	8	10	14	2.54

Playoff Pitching by Year

Chet Brewer — 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	22.1	16	3	9	12	1.21

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Chet Brewer — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	45	43	4	15	0	3	.349
Away	31	32	2	6	0	0	.188

Pitching — Home / Away

Chet Brewer — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	43	298.1	269	46	34	73	1.39
Away	28	153.2	135	24	33	37	1.41

Last 10 Games — Batting

Chet Brewer — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	BB
1949-05-10	LCB	BIR	W	0	0	0
1949-05-01	LCB	PH5	W	2	1	0
1948-09-01	CVB	KCM	L	3	1	0
1948-08-25	CVB	CAG	L	3	0	1
1948-08-12	CVB	BIR	L	1	1	0
1948-08-11	CVB	BIR	L	0	0	0
1948-07-16	CVB	MEM	L	0	0	0
1948-07-11	CVB	MEM	L	0	0	0
1948-07-04	CVB	IN9	W	0	0	0
1948-06-27	CVB	KCM	L	4	3	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Chet Brewer — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1949-05-10	LCB	BIR	SV	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1949-05-01	LCB	PH5	W	5.0	3	1	1	0	6	0
1948-09-01	CVB	KCM	—	6.2	4	7	0	0	2	0
1948-08-25	CVB	CAG	L	9.0	11	8	0	7	9	0
1948-08-11	CVB	BIR	—	8.0	0	2	2	0	1	1
1948-07-16	CVB	MEM	L	10.0	8	5	0	0	0	1
1948-07-11	CVB	MEM	L	6.0	8	7	0	0	0	0
1948-07-04	CVB	IN9	—	7.0	0	5	0	0	0	0
1948-06-27	CVB	KCM	—	7.1	5	5	4	4	3	0
1948-06-20	CVB	IN9	W	10.0	1	4	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Chet Brewer — 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

Chet Brewer — 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

Career Games by Position

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Chet Brewer Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	175
First Base	9
Left Field	8
Center Field	8

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Chet Brewer: the record in brief

The season rows for Chet Brewer begin in 1925. The team column moves through the Kansas City Monarchs (1925 through 1941), the Washington Pilots (1932), the New York Cubans (1936), the Pittsburgh Crawfords (1937), the Philadelphia Stars (1941), the Chicago American Giants (1946), and the Cleveland Buckeyes (1946 to 1948). Brewer played primarily as a pitcher and batted from both sides and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on January 14, 1907, in Leavenworth, KS, USA and a listed size of 6'4" and 176 pounds. Brewer died on March 26, 1990, in Whittier, CA, USA. The bio lists the given name Chester Arthur.

Brewer pitched in 175 games, starting 136, and finished with a 69-60 record and 3.44 ERA. The totals include 563 strikeouts, 95 complete games, and 16 shutouts. Against a 4.21 league ERA for the same years, Brewer was 18.3% better. No season topped the 14 wins of 1929. The strikeout high was 83 in 1930.

Frequently Asked Questions about Chet Brewer

Was Chet Brewer a pitcher?: Yes. Chet Brewer pitched in the major leagues, recording 69 wins and 563 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Chet Brewer hit?: Chet Brewer hit 1 career home run with 106 hits.
What teams did Chet Brewer play for?: Chet Brewer played for 7 teams: the Kansas City Monarchs (1925–1935, 1941), the Washington Pilots (1932), the New York Cubans (1936), the Pittsburgh Crawfords (1937), the Philadelphia Stars (1941), the Chicago American Giants (1946), and the Cleveland Buckeyes (1946–1948).
What awards did Chet Brewer win?: Chet Brewer was selected to 2 All-Star Games.
What were Chet Brewer's career stats?: In 175 games, Chet Brewer went 69-60 with a 3.44 ERA, 563 strikeouts, 1,135.1 innings pitched, and 7 saves. At the plate he had 106 hits and 1 home runs.
What position did Chet Brewer play?: Chet Brewer played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Chet Brewer and how much did he weigh?: Chet Brewer was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 176 pounds.
What was Chet Brewer's career ERA?: Chet Brewer finished with a 3.44 career ERA, going 69-60 with 563 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Chet Brewer have?: Chet Brewer recorded 563 career strikeouts.
Is Chet Brewer in the Hall of Fame?: No. Chet Brewer has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
How many All-Star Games did Chet Brewer make?: Chet Brewer was selected to 2 All-Star Games.