Lou Brissie vs. Rob Murphy — Career Comparison

Lou Brissie
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Rob Murphy
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lou Brissie built a career as a starting pitcher and Rob Murphy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rob Murphy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.64 and WHIP 1.421 compared to 4.07 and 1.468 for Lou Brissie. By the career numbers, Rob Murphy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Brissie and Rob Murphy

Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
2.35
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
8.62
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.93
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.44
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.46
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.48
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.55
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.71
45.71
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.45
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.29
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.43
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
4.07
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
3.64
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2693
27
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1870
27
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
897.2
9
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
623.1
9
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
867
8.69
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
8.63
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.63
8.63
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.61
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.78
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
4.52
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
3.57
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.59
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
4.37
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
7.51
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.51
7.51
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.988
0.988
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.231
1.231
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.31
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.53
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.14
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3948
39.58
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2659
38.39
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.83
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
2.61
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
4.52
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
4
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.53
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.26
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.77
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.356
1.356
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3483
34.92
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2352
33.96
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.58
39.58
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Lou Brissie and Rob Murphy

Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
8.62
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1870
27
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
623.1
9
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.43
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.4
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.89
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.83
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.39
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.95
96.95
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.637
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.213
0.213
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Brissie and Rob Murphy

Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
234
440.13
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
597
23880
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319
600
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
554.86
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
12
480
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
126.02
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
114.73
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.4
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.88
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.29
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.02
28.25
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
27.22
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.496
0.496
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
31.97
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
48.9
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
80.88
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.52
32.95
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.96
38.54
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.17
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
43.26
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
160
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.87
13.87
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
31.97
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
10
18.81
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA