Lou Brissie vs. Joe Shipley — Career Comparison

Lou Brissie
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Shipley
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lou Brissie built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Shipley 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 5.93 and 1.909 for Joe Shipley. 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 Joe Shipley

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
2.35
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.93
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.93
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.44
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.48
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.45
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.29
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
4.07
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
5.93
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2693
27
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
897.2
9
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
8.69
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
9.82
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.61
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
4.52
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
7.16
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
4.37
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.7
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.988
0.988
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.31
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3948
39.58
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
43.77
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.83
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.66
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
4.52
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
7.36
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.468
1.468
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.886
1.886
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3483
34.92
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
35.39
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.58
39.58
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.77
43.77

Fielding Stats for Lou Brissie and Joe Shipley

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.93
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
27
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
9
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.05
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.25
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.05
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.39
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.637
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.345
0.345
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Brissie and Joe Shipley

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
440.13
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
3480
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319
600
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
554.86
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
126.02
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
114.73
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.4
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.88
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.29
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.02
28.25
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
31.97
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
48.9
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
80.88
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.52
32.95
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.53
-63.84
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.17
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
43.26
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.87
13.87
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
31.97
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
10
18.81
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA