Lou Brissie vs. Bill Kling — Career Comparison

Lou Brissie
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bill Kling
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lou Brissie built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Kling 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 5.17 and 1.701 for Bill Kling. 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 Bill Kling

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.35
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.55
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.93
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.93
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.44
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.48
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.74
39.74
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.45
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.29
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
4.07
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
5.17
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2693
27
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
27
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
897.2
9
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
9
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
8.69
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
11.17
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.17
11.17
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.61
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.31
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
4.52
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.14
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.37
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
3.41
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.839
0.839
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.31
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.83
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3948
39.58
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
42.62
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.83
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.62
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
4.52
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
7.97
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.468
1.468
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.701
1.701
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3483
34.92
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
38.07
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.58
39.58
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.62
42.62

Fielding Stats for Lou Brissie and Bill Kling

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.58
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
27
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
9
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.48
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.68
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.58
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.39
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.637
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Kling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Brissie and Bill Kling

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
440.13
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
16
218.18
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319
600
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
554.86
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
36
490.91
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
126.02
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
7
95.45
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
114.73
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
6
81.82
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.4
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.88
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
11.29
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.02
28.25
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
52.91
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
9
122.73
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
139.18
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
204.55
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.496
0.496
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.586
0.586
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
31.97
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
48.9
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40.91
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
80.88
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
95.45
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.52
32.95
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.45
60.67
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.17
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
109.09
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
43.26
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
68.18
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.87
13.87
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
8.8
8.8
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.6
1.6
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
31.97
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
10
18.81
Bill Kling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Kling
Career
Per 600 PA