Lou Brissie vs. Mike Kircher — Career Comparison

Lou Brissie
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike Kircher
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lou Brissie built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Kircher 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 6 and 1.625 for Mike Kircher. 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 Mike Kircher

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
2.35
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.63
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.93
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.56
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.44
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.48
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.38
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.45
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.29
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
4.07
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2693
27
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
27
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
897.2
9
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
9
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
8.69
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
12.94
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.94
12.94
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.61
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
4.52
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.69
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.37
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.69
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.56
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3948
39.58
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
40.13
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.83
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.69
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
4.52
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
6.38
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.468
1.468
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.625
1.625
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3483
34.92
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
37.88
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.358
0.358
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.58
39.58
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.13
40.13

Fielding Stats for Lou Brissie and Mike Kircher

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.39
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.637
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Brissie and Mike Kircher

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
440.13
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319
600
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
554.86
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
126.02
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
114.73
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.4
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.88
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.29
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.02
28.25
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
24.88
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
3
128.57
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
3
128.57
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
31.97
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
48.9
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
80.88
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.52
32.95
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
27.05
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.17
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
43.26
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
214.29
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.87
13.87
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
2.8
2.8
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
31.97
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
10
18.81
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA