Lou Brissie vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Lou Brissie
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lou Brissie built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Hoffer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Hoffer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 1.424 compared to 4.07 and 1.468 for Lou Brissie. By the career numbers, Bill Hoffer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Brissie and Bill Hoffer

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.93
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.74
39.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.29
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
4.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2693
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
897.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
8.69
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
4.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.37
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3948
39.58
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.83
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
4.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3483
34.92
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.58
39.58
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Lou Brissie and Bill Hoffer

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.39
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.637
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Brissie and Bill Hoffer

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
440.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
319
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
295
554.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
126.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
124.27
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
114.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
94.17
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.88
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
6
11.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
15.02
28.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
74
139.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
74
139.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.496
0.496
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
17
31.97
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
48.9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
46.6
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
43
80.88
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
17.52
32.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
43.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
75.73
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.87
13.87
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
7.92
7.92
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
31.97
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
10
18.81
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100