Lou Brissie vs. Dan Spillner — Career Comparison

Lou Brissie
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dan Spillner
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lou Brissie built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Spillner 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 4.21 and 1.511 for Dan Spillner. 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 Spillner

Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
2.35
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
3.35
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.93
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.74
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.44
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.45
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.48
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.54
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.73
45.73
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.12
22.12
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.45
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.11
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.29
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.3
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
4.07
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
699
4.21
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2693
27
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4478
27
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
897.2
9
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492.2
9
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
8.69
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1585
9.56
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.61
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.81
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
4.52
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
3.65
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.39
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
4.37
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
878
5.29
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.988
0.988
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.994
0.994
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.31
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.14
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3948
39.58
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6526
39.35
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.83
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.34
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
4.52
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
786
4.74
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.46
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.39
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.68
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.467
1.467
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3483
34.92
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5768
34.78
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.58
39.58
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Lou Brissie and Dan Spillner

Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
3.35
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.74
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4478
27
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1492.2
9
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.49
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.95
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
1.5
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.44
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.39
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.58
95.58
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.637
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.428
0.428
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.12
22.12
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Brissie and Dan Spillner

Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
234
440.13
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
2083.23
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319
600
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
161
600
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
554.86
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
130
484.47
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
126.02
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
10
37.27
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
114.73
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
9
33.54
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.4
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.73
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.88
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.29
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.73
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.02
28.25
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
2.29
8.53
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
11
40.99
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
29
108.07
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
31.97
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
33.54
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
48.9
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.73
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
80.88
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
10
37.27
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.52
32.95
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.98
-3.67
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.17
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
70.81
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
43.26
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
73
272.05
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.87
13.87
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
31.97
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
44.72
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
10
18.81
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.45
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA