Lou Brissie vs. Steve Sparks — Career Comparison

Lou Brissie
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Steve Sparks
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Lou Brissie posted a stronger line than Steve Sparks. Lou Brissie posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.07 vs 4.88) and home runs allowed (0.61 per nine innings vs 1.05). By the career numbers, Lou Brissie 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 Steve Sparks

Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.35
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
1.84
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.93
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.24
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.44
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.4
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.48
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.52
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.7
43.7
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.74
39.74
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.41
67.41
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.45
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.29
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
4.07
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
716
4.88
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2693
27
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3959
27
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
897.2
9
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319.2
9
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
8.69
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1451
9.9
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.61
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
1.05
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
4.52
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
3.55
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
4.37
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
658
4.49
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.893
0.893
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.31
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.37
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.35
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3948
39.58
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5832
39.77
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.83
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
4.52
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
5.46
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.37
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.87
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.468
1.468
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3483
34.92
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5179
35.32
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.58
39.58
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.77
39.77

Fielding Stats for Lou Brissie and Steve Sparks

Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.84
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.24
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3959
27
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319.2
9
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.78
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.84
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
2.71
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
2.63
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.39
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.73
96.73
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.637
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.426
1.426
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.41
67.41
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Brissie and Steve Sparks

Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
234
440.13
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
3709.09
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319
600
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
554.86
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
559.09
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
126.02
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
68.18
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
114.73
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
54.55
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.4
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.88
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
11.29
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.02
28.25
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.86
11.77
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
6
81.82
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
6
81.82
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
31.97
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
48.9
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40.91
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
80.88
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
54.55
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.52
32.95
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.35
-4.74
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
13.17
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
43.26
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
231.82
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.87
13.87
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.59
2.59
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
31.97
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
10
18.81
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA