Lou Brissie vs. Tony Menendez — Career Comparison

Lou Brissie
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tony Menendez
Gen XCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lou Brissie built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Menendez 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 4.97 and 1.207 for Tony Menendez. 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 Tony Menendez

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
2.35
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.14
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.93
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.44
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.93
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.48
Tony Menendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Tony Menendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.45
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.29
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
4.07
Tony Menendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
4.97
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2693
27
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
27
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
897.2
9
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
9
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
8.69
Tony Menendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.61
Tony Menendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.17
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
4.52
Tony Menendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.86
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Tony Menendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
4.37
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
6.21
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Tony Menendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.21
6.21
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.897
0.897
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Tony Menendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Tony Menendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tony Menendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3948
39.58
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
36.93
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.83
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.86
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
4.52
Tony Menendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.28
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Menendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.62
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Tony Menendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3483
34.92
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
34.14
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Tony Menendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Tony Menendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.58
39.58
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.93
36.93

Fielding Stats for Lou Brissie and Tony Menendez

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.14
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Menendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
27
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Menendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.62
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Tony Menendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.24
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.93
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.39
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.637
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Brissie and Tony Menendez

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
440.13
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
13800
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319
600
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
554.86
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
126.02
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
114.73
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.4
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.88
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.29
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.02
28.25
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
31.97
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
48.9
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
80.88
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.52
32.95
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.17
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
43.26
Tony Menendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.87
13.87
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
31.97
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
10
18.81
Tony Menendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Menendez
Career
Per 600 PA