Lou Brissie vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Lou Brissie
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dave Smith
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lou Brissie built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave 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 5.08 and 1.827 for Dave 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 Dave Smith

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
2.35
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.47
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.93
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.44
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.48
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.45
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.29
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
4.07
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.08
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2693
27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
27
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
897.2
9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.1
9
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
8.69
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
10.35
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.61
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
4.52
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.09
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.37
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.64
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.31
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3948
39.58
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
42.63
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.83
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.05
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
4.52
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
5.89
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.468
1.468
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.827
1.827
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3483
34.92
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
36.34
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.58
39.58
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.63
42.63

Fielding Stats for Lou Brissie and Dave Smith

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.39
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.637
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.455
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Brissie and Dave Smith

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
440.13
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
942.86
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319
600
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
554.86
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
12
514.29
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
126.02
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
114.73
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.4
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.88
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.29
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.02
28.25
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
1.54
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
31.97
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
48.9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
80.88
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.52
32.95
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.64
-27.31
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
13.17
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
43.26
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
257.14
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.87
13.87
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
31.97
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
10
18.81
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA