Lou Brissie vs. Bob Murphy — Career Comparison

Lou Brissie
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bob Murphy
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkNorth AmericaBrooklyn GladiatorsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Lou Brissie built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Murphy 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 5.68 and 1.754 for Bob Murphy. 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 Bob Murphy

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.35
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.18
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.93
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.11
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.44
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.48
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.71
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.74
39.74
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.45
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.87
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.29
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
4.07
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
5.68
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2693
27
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
27
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
897.2
9
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
9
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
8.69
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
11.37
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.37
11.37
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.61
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.47
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
4.52
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
4.42
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.37
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.68
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3948
39.58
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
42.79
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.83
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
4.52
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
8.84
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.468
1.468
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.754
1.754
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3483
34.92
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
37.97
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.47
7.47
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.58
39.58
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.79
42.79

Fielding Stats for Lou Brissie and Bob Murphy

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.31
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
27
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
9
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.39
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.3
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.82
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.69
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.39
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.35
95.35
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.637
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Brissie and Bob Murphy

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
440.13
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
19
180.95
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319
600
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
63
600
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
554.86
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
561.9
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.492
0.492
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
126.02
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
10
95.24
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
114.73
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
66.67
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.4
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.05
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.88
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
11.29
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.57
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.02
28.25
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.83
36.48
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
139.18
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
142.86
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
14
133.33
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.476
0.476
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
31.97
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
38.1
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
48.9
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
80.88
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.57
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.52
32.95
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
31.23
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
13.17
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.57
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
23
43.26
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
38.1
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
13.87
13.87
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.75
15.75
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
31.97
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
10
18.81
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA