Lou Brissie vs. Lance McCullers — Career Comparison

Lou Brissie
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Lance McCullers
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lou Brissie built a career as a starting pitcher and Lance McCullers as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lance McCullers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.25 and WHIP 1.370 compared to 4.07 and 1.468 for Lou Brissie. By the career numbers, Lance McCullers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Brissie and Lance McCullers

Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
2.35
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
5.23
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.93
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.44
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.48
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.48
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.46
47.46
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.45
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.29
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.67
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
4.07
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
3.25
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2693
27
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1579
27
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
897.2
9
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
526.1
9
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
867
8.69
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
7.3
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.61
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.8
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
4.52
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
4.31
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.72
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
4.37
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.56
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.56
7.56
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.988
0.988
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.31
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.36
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3948
39.58
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2221
37.98
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.83
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.65
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
4.52
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
3.74
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.27
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.44
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3483
34.92
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1912
32.69
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.58
39.58
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.98
37.98

Fielding Stats for Lou Brissie and Lance McCullers

Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
5.23
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1579
27
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
526.1
9
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.56
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.15
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.88
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.71
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.39
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.637
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.327
0.327
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Brissie and Lance McCullers

Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
234
440.13
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
3172.88
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319
600
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
59
600
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
554.86
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
48
488.14
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
126.02
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
50.85
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
114.73
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
30.51
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.4
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.88
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
11.29
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.02
28.25
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
1.73
17.63
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
7
71.19
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
101.69
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
31.97
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
48.9
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
40.68
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
80.88
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
91.53
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.52
32.95
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
6.14
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
13.17
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
43.26
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
23
233.9
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.87
13.87
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
31.97
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
61.02
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
10
18.81
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100