Lou Brissie vs. Bob Shirley — Career Comparison

Lou Brissie
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bob Shirley
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Lou Brissie and Bob Shirley are fairly close on the surface numbers. Bob Shirley had the edge in ERA (3.82 vs 4.07). By the career numbers, Bob Shirley 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 Bob Shirley

Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
2.35
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
2.73
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.93
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.02
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.44
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.42
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.48
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.59
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.61
41.61
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.45
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.29
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.11
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
4.07
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
3.82
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2693
27
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4296
27
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
897.2
9
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1432
9
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
8.69
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1432
9
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.61
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.8
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
4.52
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
543
3.41
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.45
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
4.37
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
790
4.97
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.931
0.931
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.14
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.13
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3948
39.58
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6106
38.38
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.83
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.66
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
4.52
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
4.33
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.46
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.34
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.73
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3483
34.92
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5416
34.04
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.58
39.58
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38

Fielding Stats for Lou Brissie and Bob Shirley

Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
2.73
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.02
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4296
27
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1432
9
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.39
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
1.56
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
2.03
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
1.95
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.39
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.28
96.28
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.637
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.717
0.717
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.33
37.33
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Brissie and Bob Shirley

Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
234
440.13
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
434
862.25
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319
600
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
302
600
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
554.86
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
263
522.52
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
126.02
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
29
57.62
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
114.73
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
26
51.66
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.4
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.96
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.88
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.29
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.96
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.02
28.25
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
4.68
9.3
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
32
63.58
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
42
83.44
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
31.97
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
15
29.8
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
48.9
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.89
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
80.88
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
23
45.7
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.52
32.95
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.78
-5.53
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.17
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.83
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
43.26
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
102
202.65
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.87
13.87
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
2.96
2.96
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
17
31.97
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
51.66
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
10
18.81
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.97
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA