Jim Brewer

Q: When was Jim Brewer born?

Jim Brewer was born on November 14, 1937.

Q: Where was Jim Brewer born?

Jim Brewer was born in Merced, CA .

Q: How tall was Jim Brewer?

Jim Brewer was 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Jim Brewer weigh when playing?

Jim Brewer weighed 186 lbs (84 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Jim Brewer in the Hall of Fame?

Jim Brewer has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: How many strikeouts did Jim Brewer have?

Jim Brewer had 810 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Jim Brewer played for?

Jim Brewer played for 3 teams; the Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers and California Angels.

Q: When did Jim Brewer retire?

Jim Brewer last played in 1976.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 186lb (185cm, 84kg)

Born: November 14, 1937 in Merced, CA us

Died: November 16, 1987 in Tyler, TX

Buried: Floral Haven Memorial Gardens, Broken Arrow, OK

High School: Broken Arrow HS (Broken Arrow, OK)

Debut: July 17, 1960 (Age 22-246d, 11,747th in major league history)
vs. STL 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: May 24, 1976 (Age 38-192d)
vs. CHW 1.1 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 4 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1961 season

Full Name: James Thomas Brewer

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

15.9

ERA

3.07

584

133

1040.1

810

WHIP

1.209

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1956	18	CHC-min	D	2	4	.333	6.23	33	5		3	0		91.0	106	84	63	16	54	0	59	6	1	9				1.758	10.5	1.6	5.3	5.8	1.09	PCY SOSL
1957	19	CHC-min	D	11	5	.688	4.01	30	17		9	3		146.0	137	80	65	6	74		126	5	1	5				1.445	8.4	0.4	4.6	7.8	1.70	PCY SOSL
1958	20	CHC-min	B	9	8	.529	3.72	39	27		7	1		191.0	200	96	79	8	91		126	8	0	10				1.524	9.4	0.4	4.3	5.9	1.38	BUR IIIL
1959	21	CHC-min	B,AA	14	11	.560	3.14	31	25		15	1		209.0	183	103	73	13	91	6	174	2	3	10				1.311	7.9	0.6	3.9	7.5	1.91	BUR,SAN IIIL,TL
1960	22	CHC-min	AAA	8	5	.615	3.38	18	18		5	2		120.0	119	51	45	12	28	1	75	2	0	2				1.225	8.9	0.9	2.1	5.6	2.68	HSN AA
1960	22	CHC	NL	0	3	.000	5.82	5	4	0	0	0	0	21.2	25	14	14	2	6	2	7	1	0	0	99	66	4.05	1.431	10.4	0.8	2.5	2.9	1.17
1961	23	CHC	NL	1	7	.125	5.82	36	11	11	0	0	0	86.2	116	65	56	17	21	2	57	1	0	4	388	72	4.57	1.581	12.0	1.8	2.2	5.9	2.71
1962	24	CLE-min	AAA	10	10	.500	4.31	29	28		10	0		209.0	231	118	100	30	74	2	156	3	2	2				1.459	9.9	1.3	3.2	6.7	2.11	SLC PCL
1962	24	CHC	NL	0	1	.000	9.53	6	1	2	0	0	0	5.2	10	6	6	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	27	46	8.44	2.294	15.9	3.2	4.8	1.6	0.33
1963	25	CHC	NL	3	2	.600	4.89	29	1	13	0	0	0	49.2	59	32	27	10	15	0	35	0	1	0	223	73	4.59	1.490	10.7	1.8	2.7	6.3	2.33
1964	26	LAD	NL	4	3	.571	3.00	34	5	11	1	1	1	93.0	79	33	31	5	25	5	63	0	0	3	374	108	2.76	1.118	7.6	0.5	2.4	6.1	2.52
1965	27	LAD	NL	3	2	.600	1.82	19	2	5	0	0	2	49.1	33	13	10	1	28	4	31	0	0	2	198	180	3.23	1.236	6.0	0.2	5.1	5.7	1.11
1966	28	LAD	NL	0	2	.000	3.68	13	0	4	0	0	2	22.0	17	9	9	0	11	0	8	0	0	3	93	91	3.33	1.273	7.0	0.0	4.5	3.3	0.73
1967	29	LAD	NL	5	4	.556	2.68	30	11	6	0	0	1	100.2	78	32	30	8	31	7	74	1	0	3	397	115	3.06	1.083	7.0	0.7	2.8	6.6	2.39
1968	30	LAD	NL	8	3	.727	2.49	54	0	39	0	0	15	76.0	59	22	21	5	33	13	75	0	0	2	311	111	2.57	1.211	7.0	0.6	3.9	8.9	2.27
1969	31	LAD	NL	7	6	.538	2.55	59	0	43	0	0	20	88.1	71	30	25	5	41	6	92	4	2	3	372	131	2.69	1.268	7.2	0.5	4.2	9.4	2.24
1970	32	LAD	NL	7	6	.538	3.13	58	0	41	0	0	24	89.0	66	36	31	10	33	9	91	0	0	8	361	122	3.17	1.112	6.7	1.0	3.3	9.2	2.76
1971	33	LAD	NL	6	5	.545	1.88	55	0	41	0	0	22	81.1	55	17	17	4	24	5	66	0	0	3	317	173	2.35	0.971	6.1	0.4	2.7	7.3	2.75
1972	34	LAD	NL	8	7	.533	1.26	51	0	41	0	0	17	78.1	41	16	11	6	25	11	69	2	0	1	303	267	2.67	0.843	4.7	0.7	2.9	7.9	2.76
1973	35	LAD	NL	6	8	.429	3.01	56	0	39	0	0	20	71.2	58	26	24	8	25	9	56	0	0	4	292	116	3.50	1.158	7.3	1.0	3.1	7.0	2.24	AS
1974	36	LAD	NL	4	4	.500	2.52	24	0	18	0	0	0	39.1	29	14	11	5	10	1	26	0	0	2	156	137	3.67	0.992	6.6	1.1	2.3	5.9	2.60
1975	37	TOT	MLB	4	1	.800	3.46	42	0	30	0	0	7	67.2	82	29	26	4	23	3	43	1	0	3	303	102	3.15	1.552	10.9	0.5	3.1	5.7	1.87
1975	37	LAD	NL	3	1	.750	5.18	21	0	14	0	0	2	33.0	44	20	19	2	12	2	21	1	0	1	152	67	3.28	1.697	12.0	0.5	3.3	5.7	1.75
1975	37	CAL	AL	1	0	1.000	1.82	21	0	16	0	0	5	34.2	38	9	7	2	11	1	22	0	0	2	151	196	3.02	1.413	9.9	0.5	2.9	5.7	2.00
1976	38	CAL	AL	3	1	.750	2.70	13	0	7	0	0	2	20.0	20	7	6	0	6	0	16	0	0	0	85	125	1.93	1.300	9.0	0.0	2.7	7.2	2.67
17 Yrs				69	65	.515	3.07	584	35	351	1	1	133	1040.1	898	401	355	92	360	77	810	10	3	41	4299	111	3.19	1.209	7.8	0.8	3.1	7.0	2.25
162 Game Avg.				8	7	.515	3.07	64	4	39	0	0	15	114	99	44	39	10	40	8	89	1	0	5	472	111	3.19	1.209	7.8	0.8	3.1	7.0	2.25
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
LAD (12 yrs)				61	51	.545	2.62	474	18	302	1	1	126	822.0	630	268	239	59	298	72	672	8	2	35	3326	127	2.94	1.129	6.9	0.6	3.3	7.4	2.26
CHC (4 yrs)				4	13	.235	5.66	76	17	26	0	0	0	163.2	210	117	103	31	45	4	100	2	1	4	737	70	4.64	1.558	11.5	1.7	2.5	5.5	2.22
CAL (2 yrs)				4	1	.800	2.14	34	0	23	0	0	7	54.2	58	16	13	2	17	1	38	0	0	2	236	164	2.62	1.372	9.5	0.3	2.8	6.3	2.24

NL (16 yrs)				65	64	.504	3.12	550	35	328	1	1	126	985.2	840	385	342	90	343	76	772	10	3	39	4063	109	3.22	1.200	7.7	0.8	3.1	7.0	2.25
AL (2 yrs)				4	1	.800	2.14	34	0	23	0	0	7	54.2	58	16	13	2	17	1	38	0	0	2	236	164	2.62	1.372	9.5	0.3	2.8	6.3	2.24

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Jim Brewer born?

Jim Brewer was born on November 14, 1937.

Where was Jim Brewer born?

Jim Brewer was born in Merced, CA.

How tall was Jim Brewer?

Jim Brewer was 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did Jim Brewer weigh when playing?

Jim Brewer weighed 186 lbs (84 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Jim Brewer play?

Jim Brewer played 17 seasons.

Is Jim Brewer in the Hall of Fame?

Jim Brewer has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Jim Brewer play?

Jim Brewer was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Jim Brewer have?

Jim Brewer had 810 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Jim Brewer played for?

Jim Brewer played for 3 teams; the Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers and California Angels.

How many World Series has Jim Brewer won?

Jim Brewer won 1 World Series.

When did Jim Brewer retire?

Jim Brewer last played in 1976.

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