Brian Fisher vs. Joe Orrell — Career Comparison

Brian Fisher
Baby BoomersHawaiiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Orrell
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brian Fisher built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Orrell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Orrell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.01 and WHIP 1.517 compared to 4.39 and 1.423 for Brian Fisher. By the career numbers, Joe Orrell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian Fisher and Joe Orrell

Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
3.12
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.21
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.91
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.7
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.51
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.48
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.4
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.43
51.43
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.28
29.28
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.88
21.88
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.32
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
4.39
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.01
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1920
27
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
27
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640
9
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.2
9
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
8.97
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
9.03
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.97
8.97
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.98
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
3.54
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
4.62
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.3
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
5.2
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.61
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.972
0.972
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.17
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.5
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2758
38.78
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
39.65
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.86
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.41
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
4.8
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.01
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.37
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.3
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.66
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.391
1.391
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.517
1.517
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2448
34.43
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
34.53
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.78
38.78
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.65
39.65

Fielding Stats for Brian Fisher and Joe Orrell

Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
3.12
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.91
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1920
27
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
640
9
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.46
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.56
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.46
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.69
93.69
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.3
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.469
0.469
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.813
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.28
29.28
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Fisher and Joe Orrell

Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
1091.8
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
32
800
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
600
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
516.39
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
575
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
63.93
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.26
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.67
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.1
25.08
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
14.58
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
103.28
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
113.11
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.43
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.18
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
73.77
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.31
11.36
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
8.77
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
39.34
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
54
265.57
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
200
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
2.26
2.26
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.43
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA