Lou Brissie vs. Kevin Shackelford — Career Comparison

Lou Brissie
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Kevin Shackelford
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lou Brissie built a career as a starting pitcher and Kevin Shackelford 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 5.35 and 1.578 for Kevin Shackelford. 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 Kevin Shackelford

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
2.35
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
7.22
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.93
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.44
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.48
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.45
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.29
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
4.07
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.35
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2693
27
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
897.2
9
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
8.69
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
10.01
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.01
10.01
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.61
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.4
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
4.52
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.96
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
4.37
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
10.47
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.47
10.47
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.988
0.988
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.603
1.603
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.31
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.93
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3948
39.58
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
40.97
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.83
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.86
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
4.52
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
5.59
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.93
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.468
1.468
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.552
1.552
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3483
34.92
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
35.38
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.58
39.58
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.97
40.97

Fielding Stats for Lou Brissie and Kevin Shackelford

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
7.22
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
27
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.2
9
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.4
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.86
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.86
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.39
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.637
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Brissie and Kevin Shackelford

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
440.13
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
4650
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319
600
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
554.86
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
126.02
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
114.73
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.4
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.88
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.29
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.02
28.25
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
139.18
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
139.18
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.496
0.496
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
31.97
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
48.9
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
80.88
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.52
32.95
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
41.68
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.17
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
43.26
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.87
13.87
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
31.97
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
10
18.81
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA