Lem Cross vs. Brian Fisher — Career Comparison

Lem Cross
Pre-GenerationalNew HampshireThrows RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brian Fisher
Baby BoomersHawaiiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Brian Fisher built a career as a starting pitcher and Lem Cross as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brian Fisher posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.39 and WHIP 1.423 compared to 7.66 and 2.000 for Lem Cross. By the career numbers, Brian Fisher had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lem Cross and Brian Fisher

Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.34
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
3.12
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.22
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.91
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.51
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.73
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.48
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.43
51.43
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.28
29.28
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.61
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.32
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
7.66
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
4.39
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.58
8.58
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
27
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1920
27
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
9
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640
9
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
14.35
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
8.97
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.35
14.35
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.97
8.97
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.46
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.98
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
3.65
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
3.54
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.3
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.19
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
5.2
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.649
0.649
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.972
0.972
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.17
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.61
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
44.76
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2758
38.78
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.86
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
10.82
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
4.8
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.82
10.82
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.37
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.3
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.66
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.391
1.391
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
40.5
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2448
34.43
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.09
8.09
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.76
44.76
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.78
38.78

Fielding Stats for Lem Cross and Brian Fisher

Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.34
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
3.12
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.91
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
27
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1920
27
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
9
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640
9
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.46
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.7
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.07
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
1.56
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.95
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.46
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.69
93.69
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.455
1.455
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.469
0.469
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.28
29.28
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lem Cross and Brian Fisher

Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
12
205.71
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
1091.8
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
600
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
548.57
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
516.39
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.671
0.671
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
63.93
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.26
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
9.84
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
19.67
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.66
62.82
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.1
25.08
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
188.57
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
103.28
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
188.57
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
113.11
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
34.43
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
49.18
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
73.77
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.05
69.45
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
2.31
11.36
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
39.34
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
85.71
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
54
265.57
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
2.26
2.26
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.43
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0