Lou Brissie vs. Dan Smith — Career Comparison

Lou Brissie
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dan Smith
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational 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 5.23 and 1.494 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
4
4
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
2.35
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
4.42
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.93
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.86
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.44
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.48
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.61
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.54
19.54
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
2
0.1
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
4.07
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
5.23
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2693
27
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
532
27
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
897.2
9
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
177.1
9
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
8.69
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
9.24
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.61
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.47
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
4.52
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
4.11
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
4.37
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
7.21
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.21
7.21
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.988
0.988
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.258
1.258
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.31
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.46
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
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
780
39.59
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.83
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.07
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
4.52
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
5.48
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.51
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.61
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.468
1.468
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.483
1.483
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3483
34.92
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
675
34.26
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.58
39.58
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.59
39.59

Fielding Stats for Lou Brissie and Dan Smith

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
4.42
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.86
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
27
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177.1
9
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.36
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.51
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.96
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.86
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.39
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.47
89.47
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.637
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.195
0.195
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19.54
19.54
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
4
4
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
440.13
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
1491.43
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319
600
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
554.86
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
126.02
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
114.73
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.4
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.88
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.29
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.02
28.25
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
3.24
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
85.71
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
31.97
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
48.9
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
80.88
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.52
32.95
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-17.38
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
13.17
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
43.26
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
308.57
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.87
13.87
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.94
1.94
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
31.97
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
10
18.81
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA