Lou Brissie vs. Joe Stewart — Career Comparison

Lou Brissie
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Stewart
Pre-GenerationalNorth CarolinaThrows RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lou Brissie built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Stewart 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 9.64 and 1.714 for Joe Stewart. 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 Joe Stewart

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.35
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.93
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.93
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.44
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.48
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.45
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.29
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
4.07
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
9.64
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2693
27
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
27
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
897.2
9
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
8.69
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
11.57
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.61
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
4.52
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.86
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.37
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.536
0.536
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3948
39.58
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
45.32
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.83
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.93
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
4.52
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
10.61
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.61
10.61
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.468
1.468
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.714
1.714
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3483
34.92
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
40.5
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.58
39.58
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.32
45.32

Fielding Stats for Lou Brissie and Joe Stewart

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.39
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.637
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Brissie and Joe Stewart

Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
440.13
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319
600
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
554.86
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
126.02
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
114.73
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.4
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.88
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.29
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.02
28.25
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
21.64
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
31.97
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
48.9
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
80.88
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.52
32.95
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
21.95
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.17
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
43.26
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
120
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.87
13.87
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
31.97
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
10
18.81
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA