Lou Brissie vs. Warren Spahn — Career Comparison

Lou Brissie
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Warren Spahn
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Warren Spahn posted a stronger line than Lou Brissie. Warren Spahn posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.09 vs 4.07) and WHIP (1.206 vs 1.468). By the career numbers, Warren Spahn had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Lou Brissie and Warren Spahn

Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.35
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
1.29
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.93
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
1.14
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.44
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
0.62
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.48
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.42
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.7
59.7
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.74
39.74
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.67
88.67
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.45
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
0.66
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.11
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.29
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.05
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
4.07
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1798
3.09
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2693
27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15731
27
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
897.2
9
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5243.2
9
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
867
8.69
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4830
8.29
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.61
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
0.74
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
4.52
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1434
2.46
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.1
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
4.37
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2583
4.43
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.766
0.766
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.14
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.14
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.07
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3948
39.58
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21547
36.98
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.83
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.12
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
4.52
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2016
3.46
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3483
34.92
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20071
34.45
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.58
39.58
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Lou Brissie and Warren Spahn

Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
2.18
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.15
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9282
27
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3094
9
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.65
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
2.91
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.17
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1279
3.72
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1221
3.55
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.39
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.47
95.47
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.637
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.628
1.628
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.93
52.93
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.24
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Brissie and Warren Spahn

Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
234
440.13
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
783
228.61
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
319
600
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2055
600
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
295
554.86
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1872
546.57
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
126.02
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
363
105.99
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
114.73
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
265
77.37
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.4
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
16.64
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.88
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
1.75
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.22
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
6
11.29
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
28.61
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
15.02
28.25
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134.33
39.22
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
74
139.18
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537
156.79
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
464
135.47
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.496
0.496
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
17
31.97
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
41.17
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
26
48.9
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
55.18
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
43
80.88
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
86.13
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
17.52
32.95
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123.31
36
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.04
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.17
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
27.45
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
43.26
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
487
142.19
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.87
13.87
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
4.22
4.22
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
31.97
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
19.85
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.09
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
18.81
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6.72
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.17
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.58
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.75
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67