Chet Brewer

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

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

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

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

Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1942 8.0 6.0 0 2.0 0 0 0 2.0 1.0 0 0 .333 .429 .333 .762
1943 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1944 4.0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
1945 2.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
1949 4.0 3.0 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Listed seasons · 5 19 14 1 3 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 .214 — — —

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

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 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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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%) -482.3
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%) -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 43.3 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%) -31.5
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 7.3 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 · 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

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

Career Arc

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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

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

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

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

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home454341503.349
Away31322600.188

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home43298.12694634731.39
Away28153.21352433371.41

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1949-05-10 LCBBIRW 000000000
1949-05-01 LCBPH5W 201000000
1948-09-01 CVBKCML 301000000
1948-08-25 CVBCAGL 300000010
1948-08-12 CVBBIRL 101000000
1948-08-11 CVBBIRL 000000000
1948-07-16 CVBMEML 000000000
1948-07-11 CVBMEML 000000000
1948-07-04 CVBIN9W 000000000
1948-06-27 CVBKCML 403000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1949-05-10 LCBBIR SV 2.0000000
1949-05-01 LCBPH5 W 5.0311060
1948-09-01 CVBKCM — 6.2470020
1948-08-25 CVBCAG L 9.01180790
1948-08-11 CVBBIR — 8.0022011
1948-07-16 CVBMEM L 10.0850001
1948-07-11 CVBMEM L 6.0870000
1948-07-04 CVBIN9 — 7.0050000
1948-06-27 CVBKCM — 7.1554430
1948-06-20 CVBIN9 W 10.0140000

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

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 175
First Base 9
Left Field 8
Center Field 8

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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 runs with 106 hits.