Lou Brissie vs. R. Smith — Career Comparison

Lou Brissie
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
R. Smith
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lou Brissie built a career as a starting pitcher and R. 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 9 and 1.800 for R. 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 R. Smith

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.35
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.93
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.44
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.48
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.45
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.29
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
4.07
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2693
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
897.2
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
867
8.69
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.61
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
4.52
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.37
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.988
0.988
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.14
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3948
39.58
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.83
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
4.52
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.468
1.468
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3483
34.92
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
34.2
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.58
39.58
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Lou Brissie and R. Smith

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
27
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
9
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.39
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.637
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Brissie and R. Smith

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
440.13
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319
600
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
554.86
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
126.02
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
114.73
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.4
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.88
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.29
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.02
28.25
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
31.97
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
48.9
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
80.88
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.52
32.95
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.17
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
23
43.26
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.87
13.87
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
31.97
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
10
18.81
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA