Lou Brissie vs. Bill Mack — Career Comparison

Lou Brissie
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bill Mack
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lou Brissie built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Mack as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Mack posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.000 compared to 4.07 and 1.468 for Lou Brissie. By the career numbers, Bill Mack had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Brissie and Bill Mack

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
2.35
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.93
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.44
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.48
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.45
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.29
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
4.07
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2693
27
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
897.2
9
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
867
8.69
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
7.5
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.61
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
4.52
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.37
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3948
39.58
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
31.5
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.83
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
4.52
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.5
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3483
34.92
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
28.5
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.58
39.58
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.5
31.5

Fielding Stats for Lou Brissie and Bill Mack

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
27
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
9
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.5
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.39
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.637
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Brissie and Bill Mack

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
440.13
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319
600
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
554.86
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
126.02
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
114.73
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.4
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.88
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
11.29
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.02
28.25
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
331.51
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
139.18
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
800
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
139.18
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.496
0.496
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.633
0.633
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
31.97
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
48.9
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
80.88
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.52
32.95
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
361.6
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.17
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
43.26
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.87
13.87
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
31.97
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
10
18.81
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA