Lou Brissie vs. Nelson King — Career Comparison

Lou Brissie
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Nelson King
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lou Brissie built a career as a starting pitcher and Nelson King as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nelson King posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.58 and WHIP 1.483 compared to 4.07 and 1.468 for Lou Brissie. By the career numbers, Nelson King had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Brissie and Nelson King

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
2.35
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
4.93
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.93
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.44
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.48
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.26
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.45
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.29
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.31
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
4.07
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
3.58
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2693
27
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
520
27
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
897.2
9
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
173.1
9
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
8.69
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
10.02
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.02
10.02
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.61
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.88
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
4.52
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.6
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.73
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.37
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
3.74
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.26
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3948
39.58
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
738
38.32
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.83
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.6
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
4.52
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.15
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.402
1.402
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3483
34.92
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
35.46
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.58
39.58
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.32
38.32

Fielding Stats for Lou Brissie and Nelson King

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
4.93
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
27
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173.1
9
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.99
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.04
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.03
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.03
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.39
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.637
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.411
0.411
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Brissie and Nelson King

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
440.13
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
2035.71
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319
600
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
554.86
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
23
492.86
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
126.02
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
114.73
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.4
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.88
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.29
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.02
28.25
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
31.97
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
48.9
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
80.88
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.52
32.95
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.58
-55.32
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.17
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
43.26
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
192.86
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.87
13.87
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
3.11
3.11
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
31.97
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.81
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA