Lou Brissie vs. Lindy McDaniel — Career Comparison

Lou Brissie
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Lindy McDaniel
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Lou Brissie built a career as a starting pitcher and Lindy McDaniel as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lindy McDaniel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.45 and WHIP 1.336 compared to 4.07 and 1.468 for Lou Brissie. By the career numbers, Lindy McDaniel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Brissie and Lindy McDaniel

Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
2.35
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
987
4.15
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.93
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.31
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.44
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.59
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.48
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.5
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.23
54.23
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.45
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.29
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.72
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
4.07
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
821
3.45
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2693
27
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6418
27
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
897.2
9
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2139.1
9
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
8.69
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2099
8.83
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.61
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.72
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
4.52
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
2.62
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.57
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
4.37
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1361
5.73
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.927
0.927
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.31
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.47
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.14
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3948
39.58
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8971
37.74
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.83
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
577
2.43
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
4.52
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
934
3.93
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.15
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.14
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3483
34.92
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8275
34.81
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.58
39.58
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.74
37.74

Fielding Stats for Lou Brissie and Lindy McDaniel

Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
987
4.15
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.31
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6421
27
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2140.1
9
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.53
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
1.88
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
596
2.51
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
2.41
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.39
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.637
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.582
0.582
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.12
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Brissie and Lindy McDaniel

Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
234
440.13
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
988
1438.83
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
319
600
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
600
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
295
554.86
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
378
550.49
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
126.02
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
56
81.55
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
114.73
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
42
61.17
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.4
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
16.02
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.88
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.37
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
6
11.29
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
20.39
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.02
28.25
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
13.6
19.8
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
110.68
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
65
94.66
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
31.97
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
27.67
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
48.9
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
17
24.76
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
80.88
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
33
48.06
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.52
32.95
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
4.85
7.06
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.46
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.17
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
11.65
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
43.26
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
159
231.55
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.87
13.87
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
2.59
2.59
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
17
31.97
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
36.41
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
10
18.81
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.83
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA