Lou Brissie vs. Jim Devlin — Career Comparison

Lou Brissie
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jim Devlin
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Lou Brissie built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Devlin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Devlin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.286 compared to 4.07 and 1.468 for Lou Brissie. By the career numbers, Jim Devlin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Brissie and Jim Devlin

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.35
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.22
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.93
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.11
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.44
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.58
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.48
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.53
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.38
52.38
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.74
39.74
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.3
91.3
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.45
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.9
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.29
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
4.07
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.38
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2693
27
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
27
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
897.2
9
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
170.1
9
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
867
8.69
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
8.51
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.61
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
4.52
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.06
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
4.37
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
4.76
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.869
0.869
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.31
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.95
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3948
39.58
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
39.58
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.83
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
4.52
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
6.13
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3483
34.92
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
35.56
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.58
39.58
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.58
39.58

Fielding Stats for Lou Brissie and Jim Devlin

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.22
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
27
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
9
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.44
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.37
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.02
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.65
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.39
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.72
87.72
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.637
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.174
2.174
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Brissie and Jim Devlin

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
440.13
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
23
181.58
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319
600
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
76
600
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
554.86
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
70
552.63
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
126.02
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
142.11
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
114.73
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
134.21
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.4
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.89
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.88
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.29
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.89
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.02
28.25
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.91
54.52
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
139.18
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
150
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
139.18
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
189.47
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.496
0.496
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
31.97
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
102.63
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
48.9
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
31.58
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
80.88
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
134.21
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.52
32.95
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.2
64.71
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
13.17
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
47.37
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
43.26
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
63.16
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.87
13.87
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
9.5
9.5
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
31.97
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
10
18.81
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.68
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.68
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100