Lou Brissie vs. Darin Downs — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
MillenialMichiganThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lou Brissie built a career as a starting pitcher and Darin Downs as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lou Brissie posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.07 and WHIP 1.468 compared to 4.76 and 1.401 for Darin Downs. By the career numbers, Lou Brissie had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Brissie and Darin Downs

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
2.35
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
9.13
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.93
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.44
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.48
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.4
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.45
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.29
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
4.07
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.76
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2693
27
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
27
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
897.2
9
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
9
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
867
8.69
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
8.14
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.14
8.14
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.61
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.69
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
4.52
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.87
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
4.37
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
8.34
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.988
0.988
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.31
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.5
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3948
39.58
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
38.22
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.83
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.99
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
4.52
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
4.96
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.89
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.335
1.335
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3483
34.92
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
33.35
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.58
39.58
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Lou Brissie and Darin Downs

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
9.13
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
27
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.2
9
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.4
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.99
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.39
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.39
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.39
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.637
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.152
0.152
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Brissie and Darin Downs

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
440.13
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
92
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
600
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
554.86
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
126.02
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
114.73
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.4
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.88
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.29
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.02
28.25
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
31.97
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
48.9
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
80.88
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.52
32.95
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.17
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
23
43.26
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.87
13.87
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
31.97
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
10
18.81
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA