Lou Brissie vs. Jose Mesa — Career Comparison

Lou Brissie
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jose Mesa
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Lou Brissie built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Mesa 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 4.36 and 1.509 for Jose Mesa. 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 Jose Mesa

Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
2.35
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
5.94
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.93
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.55
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.44
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.46
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.48
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.63
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.33
42.33
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.45
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.29
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
1.87
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
4.07
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
750
4.36
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2693
27
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4646
27
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
897.2
9
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548.2
9
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
8.69
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1629
9.47
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.61
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
0.88
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
4.52
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
651
3.78
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.33
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
4.37
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1038
6.03
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.03
6.03
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.988
0.988
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.31
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.44
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.32
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3948
39.58
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6804
39.54
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.83
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
3.68
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
4.52
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
811
4.71
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.37
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.36
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.87
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.468
1.468
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.472
1.472
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3483
34.92
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5972
34.71
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.58
39.58
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.54
39.54

Fielding Stats for Lou Brissie and Jose Mesa

Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
5.94
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.55
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4646
27
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1548.2
9
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.65
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.14
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
1.89
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.8
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.39
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.79
94.79
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.637
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.3
9.3
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Brissie and Jose Mesa

Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
234
440.13
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
153450
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319
600
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
554.86
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
126.02
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
114.73
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.4
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.88
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.29
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.02
28.25
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
7.82
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
139.18
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
31.97
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
48.9
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
80.88
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.52
32.95
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
22.77
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
13.17
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
43.26
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.87
13.87
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
31.97
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
10
18.81
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA