Lou Brissie vs. Burch Smith — Career Comparison

Lou Brissie
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Burch Smith
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lou Brissie built a career as a starting pitcher and Burch Smith 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 5.79 and 1.532 for Burch Smith. 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 Burch Smith

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
2.35
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
5.53
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.93
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.47
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.44
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.33
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.48
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.44
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.45
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.29
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
4.07
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
5.79
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2693
27
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
742
27
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
897.2
9
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
247.1
9
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
8.69
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275
10.01
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.01
10.01
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.61
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.42
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
4.52
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
3.6
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
4.37
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
8.37
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.37
8.37
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.988
0.988
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3948
39.58
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
40.17
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.83
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.86
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
4.52
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
5.97
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.25
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.25
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.58
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.468
1.468
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.512
1.512
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3483
34.92
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
983
35.77
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.58
39.58
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.17
40.17

Fielding Stats for Lou Brissie and Burch Smith

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
5.53
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.47
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
742
27
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247.1
9
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.33
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.73
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.13
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.06
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.39
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.55
93.55
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.637
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.191
0.191
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Brissie and Burch Smith

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
440.13
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
152
8290.91
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319
600
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
554.86
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
126.02
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
114.73
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.4
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.88
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.29
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.02
28.25
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
10.81
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
31.97
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
48.9
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
80.88
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.52
32.95
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.03
-1.42
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
13.17
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
43.26
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.87
13.87
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
31.97
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
10
18.81
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA