Jim Brewer

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1960-1976)

W–L 69–65
ERA 3.07
WHIP 1.21
SO 810
Pitcher PIV 10481.1
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'1" / 186 lb
Born
11/14/1937 in Merced, CA, USA
Died
11/16/1987 in Tyler, TX, USA
MLB Debut
1960-07-17
Last Game
1976-05-24
Awards
All-Star

Full name: James Thomas Brewer

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
69 65 584 35 1 1 132 1040.7 898 355 92 360 810 3.07 10481.1

Career ERA 3.07 vs. league average 3.58 across their career seasons — 14.3% 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
1960 CHN NL 0 3 5 4 0 0 0 21.7 25 14 6 7 5.82 3.82 (-52%) -126.2
1961 CHN NL 1 7 36 11 0 0 0 86.7 116 56 21 57 5.82 4.03 (-44%) -1178.2
1962 CHN NL 0 1 6 1 0 0 0 5.7 10 6 3 1 9.53 — 0.0
1963 CHN NL 3 2 29 1 0 0 0 49.7 59 27 15 35 4.89 3.46 (-41%) -1408.3
1964 LAN NL 4 3 34 5 1 1 1 93.0 79 31 25 63 3.00 3.58 (+16%) 1955.0
1965 LAN NL 3 2 19 2 0 0 2 49.3 33 10 28 31 1.82 3.50 (+48%) 339.1
1966 LAN NL 0 2 13 0 0 0 2 22.0 17 9 11 8 3.68 3.52 (-5%) 106.8
1967 LAN NL 5 4 30 11 0 0 1 100.7 78 30 31 74 2.68 3.30 (+19%) 636.7
1968 LAN NL 8 3 54 0 0 0 14 76.3 59 21 33 75 2.48 2.98 (+17%) 801.5
1969 LAN NL 7 6 59 0 0 0 20 88.3 71 25 41 92 2.55 3.61 (+30%) 2075.6
1970 LAN NL 7 6 58 0 0 0 24 89.0 66 31 33 91 3.13 3.89 (+19%) 1629.9
1971 LAN NL 6 5 55 0 0 0 22 81.3 55 17 24 66 1.88 3.47 (+46%) 2307.0
1972 LAN NL 8 7 51 0 0 0 17 78.3 41 11 25 69 1.26 3.26 (+61%) 1187.8
1973 LAN NL 6 8 56 0 0 0 20 71.7 58 24 25 56 3.01 3.75 (+20%) 446.3
1974 LAN NL 4 4 24 0 0 0 0 39.3 29 11 10 26 2.52 3.63 (+31%) -43.4
1975 LAN NL 3 1 21 0 0 0 2 33.0 44 19 12 21 5.18 3.71 (-40%) 354.4
1975 CAL AL 1 0 21 0 0 0 5 34.7 38 7 11 22 1.82 3.71 (+51%) 603.1
1976 CAL AL 3 1 13 0 0 0 2 20.0 20 6 6 16 2.70 3.51 (+23%) 794.0
Career · 18 seasons 69 65 584 35 1 1 132 1,040.2 898 355 360 810 3.07 — 10,481

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
586 140 2 21 2 0 0 9 1 10 52 .150 .212 .164 .376 0

Career AVG .150 vs. league average .251 across their career seasons — 40.2% below league average.

Career OBP .212 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — 33.3% below league average.

Career SLG .164 vs. league average .372 across their career seasons — 55.8% below league average.

Career OPS .376 vs. league average .690 across their career seasons — 45.4% 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
1960 CHN NL 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .167 — — — — 0.0
1961 CHN NL 36 22 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 .182 — — — — 0.0
1962 CHN NL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1963 CHN NL 29 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 .000 — — — — 0.0
1964 LAN NL 34 22 0 6 0 0 0 3 0 1 10 .273 — — — — 0.0
1965 LAN NL 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
1966 LAN NL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1967 LAN NL 30 22 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 .045 — — — — 0.0
1968 LAN NL 54 9 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 .222 — — — — 0.0
1969 LAN NL 59 11 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 .091 — — — — 0.0
1970 LAN NL 58 12 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 6 .083 — — — — 0.0
1971 LAN NL 55 9 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .333 — — — — 0.0
1972 LAN NL 51 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1973 LAN NL 56 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .400 — — — — 0.0
1974 LAN NL 24 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1975 LAN NL 21 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1975 CAL AL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1976 CAL AL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 18 seasons 586 140 2 21 2 0 0 9 1 10 52 .150 — — — — 0

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
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1974 WS LAN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1966 WS LAN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1965 WS LAN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 3 0 0 3.3 3 1 0 3 2.70

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1974 WS LAN 0 0 1 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 1 0.00
1966 WS LAN 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1 0.00
1965 WS LAN 0 0 1 0 0 2.0 3 1 0 1 4.50

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2665311104.208
Away3208711005.115

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home265475.04021641563533.11
Away319565.14961912044573.04

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1976-05-24 LAACHW L 1.1444200
1976-05-20 LAATEX SV 2.0100030
1976-05-15 LAAMIN — 1.0100000
1976-05-12 LAATEX — 1.1000120
1976-05-11 LAAOAK — 0.0100000
1976-05-08 LAACLE W 1.2100010
1976-05-06 LAANYY — 1.0000000
1976-05-02 LAACLE W 4.1511250
1976-04-23 LAAMIL — 0.2110010
1976-04-16 LAADET W 3.2300010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 584 35 30 150 10 10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1960 CHN P 5 4 2 5 1 0
1961 CHN P 36 11 4 8 1 0
1962 CHN P 6 1 1 1 0 1
1963 CHN P 29 1 2 3 1 0
1964 LAN P 34 5 3 11 0 0
1965 LAN P 19 2 1 11 0 1
1966 LAN P 13 0 1 5 0 1
1967 LAN P 30 11 1 14 0 0
1968 LAN P 54 0 4 11 1 1
1969 LAN P 59 0 6 13 1 1
1970 LAN P 58 0 0 14 1 0
1971 LAN P 55 0 2 15 2 1
1972 LAN P 51 0 1 11 1 1
1973 LAN P 56 0 0 12 1 1
1974 LAN P 24 0 0 4 0 0
1975 LAN P 21 0 0 7 0 1
1975 CAL P 21 0 0 3 0 1
1976 CAL P 13 0 2 2 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 584

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Jim Brewer (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Willie Hernandez
    70-63, 3.38 ERA
  2. 95
    Alejandro Peña
    56-52, 3.11 ERA
  3. 93
    Jay Howell
    58-53, 3.34 ERA
  4. 87
    Bill Henry
    46-50, 3.26 ERA
  5. 82
    Craig Lefferts
    58-72, 3.43 ERA
  6. 78
    Steve Farr
    48-45, 3.25 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Jim Brewer

What years did Jim Brewer play?
Jim Brewer played in Major League Baseball from 1960 to 1976.
Was Jim Brewer a pitcher?
Yes. Jim Brewer pitched in the major leagues, recording 69 wins and 810 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jim Brewer hit?
Jim Brewer hit 0 career home runs with 21 hits.