Jim Acker vs. Lou Brissie — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lou Brissie
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lou Brissie built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Acker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Acker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.97 and WHIP 1.423 compared to 4.07 and 1.468 for Lou Brissie. By the career numbers, Jim Acker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Acker and Lou Brissie

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
2.35
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.93
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.44
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.49
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.48
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.24
40.24
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.45
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.29
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
3.97
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
4.07
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2693
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
897.2
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
918
9.14
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
8.69
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.82
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.61
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.27
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
4.52
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
4.8
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
4.37
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.897
0.897
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3868
38.49
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3948
39.58
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.83
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
4.45
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
4.52
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3433
34.17
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3483
34.92
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.58
39.58

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Lou Brissie

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2713
27
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
904.1
9
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.6
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.39
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.501
0.501
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.637
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Lou Brissie

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
234
440.13
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319
600
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
554.86
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
126.02
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
8
85.71
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
114.73
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.4
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.88
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.29
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
18.73
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.02
28.25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
107.14
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
11
117.86
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
31.97
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
48.9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
80.88
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
9.45
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.52
32.95
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
13.17
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
43.26
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.87
13.87
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
31.97
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
10
18.81
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA