Lou Brissie vs. Bill Dailey — Career Comparison

Lou Brissie
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bill Dailey
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lou Brissie built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Dailey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Dailey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.76 and WHIP 1.255 compared to 4.07 and 1.468 for Lou Brissie. By the career numbers, Bill Dailey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Brissie and Bill Dailey

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
2.35
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.77
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.93
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.44
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.48
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.48
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.45
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.29
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.07
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
4.07
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.76
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2693
27
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
557
27
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
897.2
9
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.2
9
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
867
8.69
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.85
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.61
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.58
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
4.52
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.86
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
4.37
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.28
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.905
0.905
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.31
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3948
39.58
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
36.84
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.83
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
3.64
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
4.52
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.1
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3483
34.92
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
695
33.69
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.58
39.58
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84

Fielding Stats for Lou Brissie and Bill Dailey

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.77
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
27
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185.2
9
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.48
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.28
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.01
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.76
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.39
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.94
91.94
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.637
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.479
0.479
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Brissie and Bill Dailey

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
440.13
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
2462.07
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319
600
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
554.86
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
26
537.93
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.586
0.586
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
126.02
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
103.45
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
114.73
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
82.76
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.4
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.88
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
11.29
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.02
28.25
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.1
43.49
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
139.18
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
165.52
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
139.18
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
144.83
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.496
0.496
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
31.97
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
48.9
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
80.88
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
103.45
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.52
32.95
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
37.01
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
13.17
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
43.26
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
268.97
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.87
13.87
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2.23
2.23
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
31.97
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.81
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA