Lou Brissie vs. Zach McClellan — Career Comparison

Lou Brissie
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Zach McClellan
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lou Brissie built a career as a starting pitcher and Zach McClellan 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 5.79 and 1.929 for Zach McClellan. 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 Zach McClellan

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
2.35
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.93
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.44
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.48
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.45
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.29
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
4.07
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.79
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.351
0.351
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2693
27
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
897.2
9
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
8.69
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
12.86
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.86
12.86
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.61
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
4.52
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.21
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
4.37
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
8.36
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.988
0.988
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.14
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3948
39.58
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
40.5
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.83
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
4.52
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.79
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.93
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.468
1.468
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.786
1.786
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3483
34.92
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
36.64
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.455
0.455
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.58
39.58
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Lou Brissie and Zach McClellan

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
27
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
9
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.57
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.57
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.57
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.39
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.637
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Brissie and Zach McClellan

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
440.13
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
7200
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319
600
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
554.86
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
126.02
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
114.73
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.4
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.88
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.29
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.02
28.25
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
31.97
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
48.9
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
80.88
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.52
32.95
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.17
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
43.26
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.87
13.87
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
31.97
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
10
18.81
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA