Lou Brissie vs. Josh Smoker — Career Comparison

Lou Brissie
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Josh Smoker
MillenialGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lou Brissie built a career as a starting pitcher and Josh Smoker 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 5.35 and 1.797 for Josh Smoker. 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 Josh Smoker

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
2.35
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.93
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.44
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.46
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.48
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.45
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.29
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
4.07
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
5.35
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2693
27
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
897.2
9
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
8.69
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
10.37
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.37
10.37
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.61
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.82
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
4.52
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.9
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.91
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
4.37
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
11.05
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.05
11.05
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.988
0.988
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.772
1.772
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.31
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3948
39.58
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
42.15
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.83
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.37
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
4.52
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
5.81
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.46
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.468
1.468
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.696
1.696
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3483
34.92
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
36.23
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.58
39.58
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.15
42.15

Fielding Stats for Lou Brissie and Josh Smoker

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
27
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
9
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.8
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.8
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.39
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.637
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.085
0.085
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Brissie and Josh Smoker

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
440.13
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
12300
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319
600
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
554.86
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
126.02
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
114.73
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.4
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.88
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.29
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.02
28.25
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
31.97
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
48.9
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
80.88
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.52
32.95
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-64.8
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.17
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
43.26
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.87
13.87
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
31.97
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
10
18.81
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA