Lou Brissie vs. Dan Smith — Career Comparison

Lou Brissie
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dan Smith
Gen XMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lou Brissie built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan 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 4.66 and 1.966 for Dan 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 Dan Smith

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
2.35
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.28
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.93
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.44
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.48
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.55
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.45
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.29
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
4.07
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.66
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.51
6.51
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2693
27
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
27
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
897.2
9
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
9
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
8.69
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
11.17
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.17
11.17
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.61
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.93
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
4.52
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
6.21
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.37
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
4.34
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.988
0.988
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.172
1.172
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.31
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.14
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3948
39.58
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
44.38
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.83
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.93
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
4.52
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.9
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.62
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.468
1.468
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.931
1.931
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3483
34.92
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
37.24
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.58
39.58
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.38
44.38

Fielding Stats for Lou Brissie and Dan Smith

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.28
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.62
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
27
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.62
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.93
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.93
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.39
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.637
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.177
0.177
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.76
11.76
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Brissie and Dan Smith

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
440.13
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
17
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
600
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
554.86
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
126.02
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
114.73
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.4
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.88
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.29
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.02
28.25
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
31.97
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
48.9
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
80.88
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.52
32.95
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.17
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
23
43.26
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.87
13.87
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
31.97
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
10
18.81
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA