Lou Brissie vs. Max Scherzer — Career Comparison

Lou Brissie
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Max Scherzer
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Lou Brissie and Max Scherzer are fairly close on the surface numbers. Max Scherzer posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.22 vs 4.07) and WHIP (1.091 vs 1.468). Lou Brissie had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.61 per nine innings vs 1.08). By the career numbers, Max Scherzer had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Lou Brissie and Max Scherzer

Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.35
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483
1.47
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.93
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.44
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.44
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.67
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.48
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.36
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.74
39.74
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.14
98.14
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.45
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.29
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
4.07
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1059
3.22
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2693
27
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8889
27
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
897.2
9
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2963
9
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
867
8.69
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2433
7.39
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.61
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
1.08
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
4.52
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
779
2.37
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.06
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
4.37
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3489
10.6
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.6
10.6
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.988
0.988
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.24
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
0.35
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3948
39.58
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11987
36.41
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.83
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
4.52
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1132
3.44
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.18
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.18
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.45
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.084
1.084
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3483
34.92
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10977
33.34
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.58
39.58
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.41
36.41

Fielding Stats for Lou Brissie and Max Scherzer

Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
1.47
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.44
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8889
27
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2963
9
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.5
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.65
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.05
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.21
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
1.15
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.39
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.47
95.47
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.637
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.785
0.785
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.14
98.14
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Brissie and Max Scherzer

Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
234
440.13
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
555.77
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
319
600
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
600
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
295
554.86
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
464
526.28
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
126.02
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
88.47
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
114.73
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
80.53
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.4
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
6.81
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.88
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.29
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
7.94
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15.02
28.25
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.44
18.65
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
98.68
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
105.48
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
17
31.97
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
35.16
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
48.9
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
34.03
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
80.88
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
68.05
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.52
32.95
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
12.54
14.22
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.27
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.17
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
14.74
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
43.26
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
161
182.61
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.87
13.87
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
17
31.97
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
55.58
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
10
18.81
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.67
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100