Lou Brissie vs. Doug Brocail — Career Comparison

Lou Brissie
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lou Brissie built a career as a starting pitcher and Doug Brocail as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Doug Brocail posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.397 compared to 4.07 and 1.468 for Lou Brissie. By the career numbers, Doug Brocail had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Brissie and Doug Brocail

Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
2.35
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.93
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.44
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.53
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.48
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.49
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.45
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.29
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
4.07
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
4
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2693
27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
897.2
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
8.69
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
885
9.05
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.61
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.87
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
4.52
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
3.17
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
4.37
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.988
0.988
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.31
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.36
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3948
39.58
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3793
38.79
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.83
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
4.52
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.46
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3483
34.92
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3373
34.5
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.58
39.58
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.79
38.79

Fielding Stats for Lou Brissie and Doug Brocail

Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.43
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2640
27
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
9
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.25
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.43
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.34
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.39
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.22
96.22
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.637
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.366
0.366
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.71
6.71
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Brissie and Doug Brocail

Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
234
440.13
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319
600
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
554.86
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.514
0.514
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
126.02
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
114.73
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
11
77.65
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.4
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.88
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.29
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.02
28.25
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
18.22
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
14
98.82
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
31.97
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
48.9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
80.88
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
10
70.59
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.52
32.95
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
17.8
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.17
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
43.26
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
134.12
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.87
13.87
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
4.47
4.47
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
31.97
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
10
18.81
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100