Lou Brissie vs. Steve Kline — Career Comparison

Lou Brissie
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Steve Kline
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lou Brissie built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Kline as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Kline posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.51 and WHIP 1.454 compared to 4.07 and 1.468 for Lou Brissie. By the career numbers, Steve Kline had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Brissie and Steve Kline

Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
2.35
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
10.5
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.93
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.44
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.45
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.48
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.51
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.58
46.58
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.45
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.29
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.51
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
4.07
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.51
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2693
27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2047
27
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
897.2
9
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
682.1
9
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
867
8.69
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
649
8.56
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.61
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.79
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
4.52
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
3.89
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.63
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
4.37
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
6.5
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.5
6.5
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.988
0.988
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.31
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3948
39.58
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2940
38.78
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.83
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
3.05
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
4.52
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
3.86
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.44
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.25
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.08
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3483
34.92
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2567
33.86
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.58
39.58
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.78
38.78

Fielding Stats for Lou Brissie and Steve Kline

Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
10.5
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2047
27
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682.1
9
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.49
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.46
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.04
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.95
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.39
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.48
95.48
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.637
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.186
0.186
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Brissie and Steve Kline

Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
234
440.13
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
796
26533.33
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319
600
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
554.86
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
14
466.67
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
126.02
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
114.73
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.4
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.88
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
11.29
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.02
28.25
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
14.38
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
31.97
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
48.9
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
80.88
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.52
32.95
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
5.64
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.17
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
43.26
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
200
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.87
13.87
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
31.97
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
10
18.81
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA