| Season | Age | Team | Lg | WAR | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 23 | PHA | AL | -0.1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6.43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 63 | 5.53 | 2.000 | 11.6 | 1.3 | 6.4 | 5.1 | 0.80 | |
| 1948 | 24 | PHA | AL | 1.9 | 14 | 10 | .583 | 4.13 | 39 | 25 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 194.0 | 202 | 100 | 89 | 6 | 95 | 2 | 127 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 862 | 105 | 3.35 | 1.531 | 9.4 | 0.3 | 4.4 | 5.9 | 1.34 | MVP-24,ROY-4 |
| 1949 | 25 | PHA | AL | 1.6 | 16 | 11 | .593 | 4.28 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 229.1 | 220 | 113 | 109 | 20 | 118 | 3 | 118 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 1005 | 96 | 4.22 | 1.474 | 8.6 | 0.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 1.00 | AS |
| 1950 | 26 | PHA | AL | 3.5 | 7 | 19 | .269 | 4.02 | 46 | 31 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 246.0 | 237 | 127 | 110 | 22 | 117 | 2 | 101 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1083 | 113 | 4.40 | 1.439 | 8.7 | 0.8 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 0.86 | |
| 1951 | 27 | 2TM | AL | 1.7 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 3.58 | 56 | 6 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 125.2 | 110 | 54 | 50 | 5 | 69 | 10 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 542 | 108 | 3.87 | 1.424 | 7.9 | 0.4 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 0.77 | |
| 1951 | 27 | PHA | AL | -0.2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 6.75 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.1 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 65 | 3.83 | 2.100 | 13.5 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 2.0 | 0.38 | |
| 1951 | 27 | CLE | AL | 1.9 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3.20 | 54 | 4 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 112.1 | 90 | 44 | 40 | 5 | 61 | 9 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 478 | 119 | 3.88 | 1.344 | 7.2 | 0.4 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 0.82 | |
| 1952 | 28 | CLE | AL | -0.1 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3.48 | 42 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 82.2 | 68 | 41 | 32 | 5 | 34 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 353 | 97 | 3.73 | 1.234 | 7.4 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 0.82 | |
| 1953 | 29 | CLE | AL | -0.4 | 0 | 0 | 7.62 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13.0 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 50 | 6.82 | 2.615 | 14.5 | 1.4 | 9.0 | 3.5 | 0.38 | ||
| 7 Yrs | 8.2 | 44 | 48 | .478 | 4.07 | 234 | 93 | 83 | 45 | 2 | 29 | 897.2 | 867 | 451 | 406 | 61 | 451 | 26 | 436 | 14 | 1 | 31 | 3948 | 102 | 4.04 | 1.468 | 8.7 | 0.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 0.97 | ||||
| 162 Game Avg | 1.7 | 9 | 10 | .478 | 4.07 | 49 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 187 | 180 | 94 | 84 | 13 | 94 | 5 | 91 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 821 | 102 | 4.04 | 1.468 | 8.7 | 0.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 0.97 | ||||
| PHA (5 Yrs) | 6.8 | 37 | 43 | .463 | 4.22 | 122 | 88 | 31 | 44 | 2 | 16 | 689.2 | 688 | 355 | 323 | 49 | 343 | 8 | 353 | 11 | 1 | 26 | 3048 | 103 | 4.05 | 1.495 | 9.0 | 0.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 1.03 | ||||
| CLE (3 Yrs) | 1.4 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 3.59 | 112 | 5 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 208.0 | 179 | 96 | 83 | 12 | 108 | 18 | 83 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 900 | 101 | 4.00 | 1.380 | 7.7 | 0.5 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 0.77 | ||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | IP | G | GS | R | RA9 | RA9opp | RA9def | RA9role | PPFp | RA9avg | RAA | WAA | gmLI | WAAadj | WAR | RAR | waaWL% | 162WL% | Awards |
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| 1947 | 23 | PHA | AL | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6.43 | 5.32 | 0.34 | 0.00 | 90 | 4.48 | -2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -1 | .358 | .499 | ||
| 1948 | 24 | PHA | AL | 194.0 | 39 | 25 | 100 | 4.64 | 4.74 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 103 | 4.85 | 5 | 0.4 | 1.88 | -0.1 | 1.9 | 21 | .511 | .503 | MVP-24,ROY-4 |
| 1949 | 25 | PHA | AL | 229.1 | 34 | 29 | 113 | 4.43 | 4.67 | 0.16 | 0.00 | 97 | 4.39 | -1 | -0.1 | 1.99 | -0.1 | 1.6 | 18 | .497 | .499 | AS |
| 1950 | 26 | PHA | AL | 246.0 | 46 | 31 | 127 | 4.65 | 5.22 | -0.16 | 0.00 | 98 | 5.28 | 17 | 1.5 | 1.76 | -0.1 | 3.5 | 41 | .533 | .509 | |
| 1951 | 27 | 2TM | AL | 125.2 | 56 | 6 | 54 | 3.87 | 4.74 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 93 | 4.34 | 7 | 0.6 | 1.51 | -0.1 | 1.7 | 17 | .511 | .505 | |
| 1951 | 27 | PHA | AL | 13.1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6.75 | 4.88 | 0.16 | 0.00 | 99 | 4.65 | -3 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -2 | .358 | .498 | ||
| 1951 | 27 | CLE | AL | 112.1 | 54 | 4 | 44 | 3.53 | 4.73 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 92 | 4.30 | 10 | 0.9 | 1.51 | -0.1 | 1.9 | 19 | .517 | .506 | |
| 1952 | 28 | CLE | AL | 82.2 | 42 | 1 | 41 | 4.46 | 4.11 | -0.01 | 0.00 | 95 | 3.90 | -5 | -0.6 | 1.21 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 1 | .486 | .496 | |
| 1953 | 29 | CLE | AL | 13.0 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 7.62 | 5.17 | 0.21 | 0.00 | 91 | 4.53 | -4 | -0.5 | 0.98 | 0.0 | -0.4 | -3 | .472 | .497 | |
| 7 Yrs | 897.2 | 234 | 93 | 451 | 4.52 | 4.81 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 98 | 4.68 | 16 | 1.3 | 1.44 | -0.6 | 8.2 | 93 | .505 | .503 | ||||
| 162 Game Avg | 187 | 49 | 19 | 94 | 4.52 | 4.81 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 98 | 4.68 | 3 | 0.3 | 1.44 | -0.1 | 1.7 | 19 | .505 | .503 | ||||
| PHA (5 Yrs) | 689.2 | 122 | 88 | 355 | 4.63 | 4.90 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 99 | 4.84 | 16 | 1.4 | 1.84 | -0.3 | 6.8 | 76 | .512 | .504 | ||||
| CLE (3 Yrs) | 208.0 | 112 | 5 | 96 | 4.15 | 4.51 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 93 | 4.15 | 0 | -0.1 | 1.32 | -0.3 | 1.4 | 17 | .499 | .501 | ||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | CG | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | lgFld% | RF/9 | lgRF9 | RF/G | lgRFG | SB | CS | CS% | lgCS% | Pick | Awards |
| 1947 | 23 | PHA | AL | P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .955 | 2.57 | 1.93 | 2.00 | 1.90 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 49.0 | 0 | |
| 1948 | 24 | PHA | AL | P | 39 | 25 | 11 | 194.0 | 30 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .963 | 1.39 | 2.02 | 0.77 | 1.99 | 1 | 4 | 80.0 | 47.4 | 0 | MVP-24,ROY-4 |
| 1949 | 25 | PHA | AL | P | 34 | 29 | 18 | 229.1 | 27 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | .962 | 1.06 | 2.12 | 0.79 | 2.09 | 6 | 2 | 25.0 | 47.1 | 1 | AS |
| 1950 | 26 | PHA | AL | P | 46 | 31 | 15 | 246.0 | 50 | 7 | 41 | 2 | 6 | .960 | .950 | 1.76 | 2.03 | 1.04 | 1.99 | 6 | 4 | 40.0 | 0 | ||
| 1951 | 27 | 2TM | AL | P | 56 | 6 | 1 | 126.0 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 3 | .889 | .953 | 1.14 | 2.07 | 0.29 | 2.06 | 6 | 2 | 25.0 | 45.0 | 0 | |
| 1951 | 27 | PHA | AL | P | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .955 | 1.35 | 2.09 | 1.00 | 2.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1951 | 27 | CLE | AL | P | 54 | 4 | 1 | 112.2 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 3 | .875 | .953 | 1.12 | 2.07 | 0.26 | 2.06 | 6 | 2 | 25.0 | 45.0 | 0 | |
| 1952 | 28 | CLE | AL | P | 42 | 1 | 0 | 82.2 | 24 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .966 | 2.61 | 2.10 | 0.57 | 2.10 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 45.5 | 0 | |
| 1953 | 29 | CLE | AL | P | 16 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .955 | 1.38 | 1.94 | 0.13 | 1.93 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 50.0 | 0 | |
| 7 Yrs | 234 | 93 | 45 | 898.0 | 153 | 29 | 120 | 4 | 13 | .974 | .958 | 1.49 | 2.06 | 0.64 | 2.04 | 21 | 14 | 40.0 | 33.3 | 1 | |||||
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Lou Brissie born?
Lou Brissie was born on June 5, 1924.
Where was Lou Brissie born?
Lou Brissie was born in Anderson, SC.
How tall was Lou Brissie?
Lou Brissie was 6-4 (193 cm) tall.
How much did Lou Brissie weigh when playing?
Lou Brissie weighed 210 lbs (95 kg) when playing.
How many seasons did Lou Brissie play?
Lou Brissie played 7 seasons.
Is Lou Brissie in the Hall of Fame?
Lou Brissie has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.
What position did Lou Brissie play?
Lou Brissie was a Pitcher.
How many strikeouts did Lou Brissie have?
Lou Brissie had 436 strikeouts over his career.
How many teams has Lou Brissie played for?
Lou Brissie played for 2 teams; the Philadelphia Athletics and Cleveland Indians.
How many World Series has Lou Brissie won?
Lou Brissie never won a World Series.
When did Lou Brissie retire?
Lou Brissie last played in 1953.
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