Lou Brissie vs. Edwin Diaz — Career Comparison

Lou Brissie
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Edwin Diaz
MillenialP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Lou Brissie built a career as a starting pitcher and Edwin Diaz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Edwin Diaz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.82 and WHIP 1.053 compared to 4.07 and 1.468 for Lou Brissie. By the career numbers, Edwin Diaz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Brissie and Edwin Diaz

Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
2.35
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
9.01
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.93
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.44
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.49
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.48
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.62
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.45
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.29
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
4.38
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
4.07
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
2.82
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.191
0.191
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2693
27
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1558
27
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
897.2
9
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
519.1
9
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
867
8.69
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
6.17
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.61
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.94
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
4.52
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.15
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.16
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
4.37
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
14.54
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.54
14.54
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.988
0.988
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.966
1.966
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.31
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.57
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.69
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3948
39.58
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2105
36.48
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.83
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.85
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
4.52
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
3.05
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.24
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3483
34.92
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1866
32.34
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.58
39.58
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.48
36.48

Fielding Stats for Lou Brissie and Edwin Diaz

Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
9.01
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1558
27
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519.1
9
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.35
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.49
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.9
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.83
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.39
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.31
92.31
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.637
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.092
0.092
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Brissie and Edwin Diaz

Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
234
440.13
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
156300
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319
600
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
554.86
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
126.02
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
114.73
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.4
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.88
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.29
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.02
28.25
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
31.97
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
48.9
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
80.88
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.52
32.95
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.17
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
43.26
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.87
13.87
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
31.97
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
10
18.81
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA