Lou Brissie vs. Jake Diekman — Career Comparison

Lou Brissie
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jake Diekman
MillenialNebraskaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lou Brissie built a career as a starting pitcher and Jake Diekman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jake Diekman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.91 and WHIP 1.431 compared to 4.07 and 1.468 for Lou Brissie. By the career numbers, Jake Diekman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Brissie and Jake Diekman

Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
2.35
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
705
10.53
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.93
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.44
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.4
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.48
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.51
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.26
44.26
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.45
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.29
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
4.07
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
3.91
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2693
27
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1807
27
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
897.2
9
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
602.1
9
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
867
8.69
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
7.22
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.61
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.79
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
4.52
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
5.35
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.31
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
4.37
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
764
11.42
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.42
11.42
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.988
0.988
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.863
1.863
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.31
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.66
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.7
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3948
39.58
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2662
39.78
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.83
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.11
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
4.52
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
4.66
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.36
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.72
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3483
34.92
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2224
33.23
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.58
39.58
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for Lou Brissie and Jake Diekman

Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
705
10.53
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1807
27
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
602.1
9
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.34
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.87
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.18
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.39
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.21
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.39
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.1
87.1
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.637
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.115
0.115
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Brissie and Jake Diekman

Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
234
440.13
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
705
423000
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319
600
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
554.86
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
126.02
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
114.73
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.4
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.88
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.29
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.02
28.25
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
31.97
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
48.9
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
80.88
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.52
32.95
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.17
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
43.26
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.87
13.87
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
31.97
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
10
18.81
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA