Lou Brissie vs. Arnold Earley — Career Comparison

Lou Brissie
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Arnold Earley
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lou Brissie built a career as a starting pitcher and Arnold Earley 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 4.48 and 1.584 for Arnold Earley. 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 Arnold Earley

Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
2.35
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
5.26
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.93
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.24
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.44
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.28
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.48
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.45
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.29
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.33
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
4.07
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
4.48
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2693
27
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1144
27
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
897.2
9
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
381.1
9
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
8.69
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400
9.44
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.61
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.83
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
4.52
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
4.34
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
4.37
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
7.32
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.988
0.988
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3948
39.58
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1735
40.95
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.83
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
2.01
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
4.52
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
5.66
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.468
1.468
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.532
1.532
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3483
34.92
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1538
36.3
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.58
39.58
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.95
40.95

Fielding Stats for Lou Brissie and Arnold Earley

Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
5.26
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.24
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1144
27
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381.1
9
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.57
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.46
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.26
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
2.29
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.03
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.39
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.66
88.66
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.637
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.386
0.386
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Brissie and Arnold Earley

Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
440.13
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
223
2306.9
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319
600
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
554.86
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
51
527.59
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.466
0.466
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
126.02
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
82.76
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
114.73
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
62.07
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.4
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.88
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
11.29
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.02
28.25
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
2.14
22.18
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
10
103.45
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
12
124.14
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
31.97
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
48.9
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
80.88
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
51.72
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.52
32.95
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
1.43
14.83
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
13.17
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
41.38
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
43.26
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
28
289.66
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.87
13.87
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
2.07
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
31.97
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
10
18.81
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA