Lou Brissie vs. Dewey Metivier — Career Comparison

Lou Brissie
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dewey Metivier
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lou Brissie built a career as a starting pitcher and Dewey Metivier 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 5.74 and 1.873 for Dewey Metivier. 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 Dewey Metivier

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
2.35
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.9
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.93
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.7
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.44
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.38
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.48
Dewey Metivier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.38
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Dewey Metivier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.07
24.07
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.45
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.29
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
4.07
Dewey Metivier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
5.74
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2693
27
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 9 Innings
503
27
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
897.2
9
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 9 Innings
167.2
9
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
8.69
Dewey Metivier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
12.83
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.83
12.83
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.61
Dewey Metivier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.27
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Dewey Metivier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Dewey Metivier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
4.52
Dewey Metivier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
4.03
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Dewey Metivier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.37
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.29
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Dewey Metivier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Dewey Metivier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.38
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dewey Metivier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3948
39.58
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
801
43
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.83
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.23
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
4.52
Dewey Metivier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
6.71
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.468
1.468
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.873
1.873
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3483
34.92
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
719
38.59
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.58
39.58
Dewey Metivier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
43

Fielding Stats for Lou Brissie and Dewey Metivier

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Dewey Metivier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.39
Dewey Metivier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.87
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.637
Dewey Metivier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.852
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Brissie and Dewey Metivier

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
440.13
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
589.09
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319
600
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 600 PA
55
600
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
554.86
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 600 PA
50
545.45
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.407
0.407
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
126.02
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
76.36
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
114.73
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
76.36
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.4
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.88
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.29
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.02
28.25
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
19.88
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
76.36
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 600 PA
12
130.91
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
31.97
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
65.45
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
48.9
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.82
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
80.88
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
87.27
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.52
32.95
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 600 PA
1.53
16.68
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
13.17
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
54.55
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
43.26
Dewey Metivier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
76.36
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.87
13.87
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 600 PA
7.86
7.86
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Dewey Metivier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
31.97
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
10
18.81
Dewey Metivier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Metivier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Metivier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Metivier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
Dewey Metivier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100