What years did Jack Brewer play?

Jack Brewer played in Major League Baseball from 1944 to 1946.

Was Jack Brewer a pitcher?

Yes. Jack Brewer pitched in the major leagues, recording 9 wins and 73 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jack Brewer hit?

Jack Brewer hit 0 career home runs with 14 hits.

Jack Brewer

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1944-1946)

W–L 9–10

ERA 4.36

WHIP 1.42

SO 73

Pitcher PIV -4626.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 170 lb
Born: 4/21/1918 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
Died: 11/30/2003 in Sun City, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1944-07-15
Last Game: 1946-04-18

Full name: Jack Herndon Brewer

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
9	10	43	28	10	0	0	216.7	231	105	22	76	73	4.36	-4626.4

Career ERA 4.36 vs. league average 3.61 across their career seasons — 20.8% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1944	NY1	NL	1	4	14	7	2	55.0	66	34	16	21	5.56	3.57 (-56%)	-1742.4
1945	NY1	NL	8	6	28	21	8	159.7	162	68	58	49	3.83	3.67 (-5%)	-2884.0
1946	NY1	NL	0	0	1	0	0	2.0	3	3	2	3	13.50	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			9	10	43	28	10	216.2	231	105	76	73	4.36	—	-4,626

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
43	75	6	14	3	0	0	5	0	0	14	.187	.187	.227	.413	-374

Career AVG .187 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 28.1% below league average.

Career OBP .187 vs. league average .328 across their career seasons — 43.1% below league average.

Career SLG .227 vs. league average .357 across their career seasons — 36.5% below league average.

Career OPS .413 vs. league average .685 across their career seasons — 39.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1944	NY1	NL	14	19	2	4	1	1	4	.211	—	—	—	—	0.0
1945	NY1	NL	28	56	4	10	2	4	10	.179	.260 (-32%)	.328 (-46%)	.354 (-40%)	.683 (-43%)	-374.0
1946	NY1	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			43	75	6	14	3	5	14	.187	—	—	—	—	-374

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	21	39	4	7	0	1	.179
Away	22	36	2	7	0	4	.194

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	21	119.0	119	55	46	35	4.16
Away	22	97.2	113	49	31	40	4.52

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SO
1946-04-18	NY1	BRO	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1945-09-26	NY1	BRO	L	1	0	0	0	0	1
1945-09-22	NY1	BSN	W	2	1	1	1	0	0
1945-09-19	NY1	BRO	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1945-09-16	NY1	PIT	W	5	0	0	0	2	0
1945-09-13	NY1	CIN	L	3	0	2	0	0	0
1945-09-09	NY1	STL	L	1	0	1	0	0	0
1945-09-05	NY1	CHC	L	2	0	0	0	0	1
1945-09-01	NY1	BRO	W	3	1	0	0	0	2
1945-08-26	NY1	BRO	W	2	0	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1946-04-18	NY1	BRO	—	2.0	3	3	3	2	3	0
1945-09-26	NY1	BRO	L	2.0	4	3	3	2	0	0
1945-09-22	NY1	BSN	W	9.0	7	2	2	2	3	2
1945-09-19	NY1	BRO	—	1.2	2	0	0	1	1	0
1945-09-16	NY1	PIT	W	9.0	4	2	2	1	0	0
1945-09-13	NY1	CIN	L	6.2	7	3	3	1	3	0
1945-09-09	NY1	STL	—	4.0	9	3	3	0	1	0
1945-09-05	NY1	CHC	L	4.0	5	7	3	3	2	0
1945-09-01	NY1	BRO	—	7.0	8	4	2	3	1	1
1945-08-26	NY1	BRO	W	9.0	7	2	1	3	5	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	43	0	6	29	4	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1944	NY1	P	14	2	8	2	0
1945	NY1	P	28	4	21	2	1
1946	NY1	P	1	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	43

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Long Beach City College	Long Beach	CA	1937
University of Southern California	Los Angeles	CA	1938, 1939, 1940

Frequently Asked Questions about Jack Brewer

What years did Jack Brewer play?: Jack Brewer played in Major League Baseball from 1944 to 1946.
Was Jack Brewer a pitcher?: Yes. Jack Brewer pitched in the major leagues, recording 9 wins and 73 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jack Brewer hit?: Jack Brewer hit 0 career home runs with 14 hits.