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Lou Brissie

Leland Victor Brissie

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: June 5, 1924 in Anderson, SC
High School: Ware Shoals HS (Ware Shoals, SC)
School: Presbyterian College (Clinton, SC)
Signed by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1946. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)(All Transactions)
Debut: September 28, 1947
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Indians 1947-1953

Final Game: September 1, 1953
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All-Star

Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1947 23 PHA AL 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /1
1948 24 PHA AL 39 83 76 3 18 1 0 0 10 0 0 2 8 .237 .256 .250 .506 34 19 3 0 5 1 MVP-24,RoY-4
1949 25 PHA AL 34 97 90 7 24 2 1 0 6 0 0 1 8 .267 .275 .311 .586 57 28 4 0 6 1 AS
1950 26 PHA AL 46 90 87 5 15 1 0 0 7 0 0 3 4 .172 .200 .184 .384 -0 16 3 0 1 1
1951 27 TOT AL 56 30 28 2 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .286 .536 48 8 0 0 2 1
1951 27 PHA AL 2 6 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 8 1 0 0 1 /1
1951 27 CLE AL 54 24 23 2 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .261 .261 .304 .565 56 7 0 0 1 1
1952 28 CLE AL 42 16 12 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 .308 .250 .558 61 3 0 0 3 1
1953 29 CLE AL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Yrs 234 318 295 17 67 5 1 0 26 0 0 7 23 .227 .245 .251 .496 32 74 10 0 17
162 Game Avg. 162 220 204 12 46 3 1 0 18 0 0 5 16 .227 .245 .251 .496 32 51 7 0 12
PHA (5 yrs) 122 278 260 15 58 4 1 0 23 0 0 6 22 .223 .241 .246 .487 29 64 10 0 13
CLE (3 yrs) 112 40 35 2 9 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 .257 .278 .286 .563 58 10 0 0 4

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1947 23 PHA AL 1 2 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .466 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /1
1948 24 PHA AL 39 83 -8 0 -0 0 9 1 0.1 2 3 0.1 .502 .501 0.1 0.0 3 $ 1 MVP-24,RoY-4
1949 25 PHA AL 34 97 -6 -0 -1 0 11 4 0.4 2 6 0.4 .511 .502 0.4 0.0 6 $ 1 AS
1950 26 PHA AL 46 90 -13 -0 -0 0 10 -3 -0.3 2 -0 -0.3 .494 .498 -0.3 0.0 -0 $ 1
1951 27 PHA AL 2 6 -1 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .490 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1951 27 CLE AL 54 24 -1 0 0 0 2 1 0.1 1 2 0.1 .502 .501 0.1 0.0 2 $ 1
1952 28 CLE AL 42 16 -1 0 0 0 2 1 0.1 0 2 0.1 .503 .501 0.1 0.0 2 $ 1
1953 29 CLE AL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
7 Seasons 234 318 -30 -1 -1 0 35 4 0.4 8 12 0.4 .502 .500 0.4 0.0 12 $
PHA (5 yrs) 122 278 -28 -1 -1 0 30 1 0.1 7 8 0.2 .501 .500 0.2 0.0 8 $
CLE (3 yrs) 112 40 -2 0 0 0 4 2 0.2 1 3 0.2 .502 .501 0.2 0.0 3 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1947 23 PHA AL 2 2 0 0.0 98 .000 .000 .264 .000 .344 .000 .380 .000 .724 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1948 24 PHA AL 83 66 5 2.0 106 .265 .237 .274 .256 .360 .250 .396 .506 .756 34 .181 -7.5 -0.8 .344 .039 .013
1949 25 PHA AL 97 76 8 2.8 104 .293 .267 .267 .275 .358 .311 .388 .586 .746 57 .290 -6.2 -0.6 .414 .056 .044
1950 26 PHA AL 90 76 3 1.0 112 .181 .172 .276 .200 .363 .184 .414 .384 .776 -0 .055 -13.4 -1.3 .253 .046 .011
1951 27 TOT AL 30 23 2 2.3 98 .269 .250 .262 .250 .342 .286 .384 .536 .726 48 .231 -2.1 -0.2 .381 .036 .036
1951 27 PHA AL 6 5 0 0.0 103 .250 .200 .269 .200 .350 .200 .394 .400 .744 8 .000 -0.7 -0.1 .250 .000 .000
1951 27 CLE AL 24 18 2 3.0 97 .273 .261 .260 .261 .340 .304 .382 .565 .722 56 .320 -1.4 -0.1 .412 .043 .043
1952 28 CLE AL 16 12 1 2.2 90 .250 .250 .252 .308 .330 .250 .368 .558 .698 61 .246 -0.6 -0.1 .444 .083 .000
7 Yrs 318 255 19 2.0 106 .246 .227 .270 .245 .357 .251 .396 .496 .754 32 .173 -30.4 -3.0 .340 .047 .024
162 Game Avg. 220 177 13 2.0 106 .246 .227 .270 .245 .357 .251 .396 .496 .754 32 .173 -30.4 -3.0 .340 .047 .024
PHA (5 yrs) 278 225 16 1.9 107 .244 .223 .272 .241 .360 .246 .399 .487 .759 29 .159 -28.4 -2.8 .330 .046 .023
CLE (3 yrs) 40 30 3 2.7 95 .265 .257 .257 .278 .337 .286 .377 .563 .714 58 .292 -2.0 -0.2 .423 .057 .029

All-Star Batting

Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1949 PHA AL 25 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1947 23 PHA AL 2 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0 50%
1948 24 PHA AL 83 0.0% 9.6% 2.4% 1.2% 6% 4.00 9.5 7.6 2.29 82%
1949 25 PHA AL 97 0.0% 8.3% 1.0% 3.1% 13% 8.00 11.3 15.0 1.73 85%
1950 26 PHA AL 90 0.0% 4.4% 3.3% 1.1% 7% 1.33 21.8 12.4 2.27 92%
1951 27 TOT AL 30 0.0% 6.7% 0.0% 3.3% 14% 14.0 14.0 2.50 87%
1951 27 PHA AL 6 0.0% 16.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 5.0 3.00 67%
1951 27 CLE AL 24 0.0% 4.2% 0.0% 4.2% 17% 23.0 11.5 2.40 92%
1952 28 CLE AL 16 0.0% 0.0% 6.3% 0.0% 0% 0.00 12.0 5.00 75%
7 Yrs 318 0.0% 7.2% 2.2% 1.9% 9% 3.29 12.8 11.3 2.17 86%
MLB Averages 1.9% 9.9% 9.8% 6.4% 28% 1.02 8.9 47.2 8.1 0.97 77%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1947 23 PHA AL -0.6 -0.1 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1948 24 PHA AL -7.5 -0.8 38 -0.3 0.4 -0.6 .80 -0.3 -0.0 -2.5 -0.2 0.90 -2.8 0
1949 25 PHA AL -6.2 -0.6 88 -0.8 0.9 -1.7 .93 -0.7 -0.1 -9.1 -0.9 0.99 -7.7 0
1950 26 PHA AL -13.4 -1.3 61 -1.0 0.4 -1.4 .97 -0.8 -0.3 -8.8 -0.9 0.97 -9.4 0
1951 27 TOT AL -2.2 -0.2 30 -0.2 0.3 -0.5 .98 -0.2 0.0 -0.8 -0.1 0.81 -2.4 0
1951 27 PHA AL -0.7 -0.1 6 -0.0 0.0 -0.1 .74 -0.1 0.0 -0.6 -0.1 0.78 -0.9 0
1951 27 CLE AL -1.5 -0.2 24 -0.2 0.3 -0.5 1.04 -0.2 -0.0 -0.2 -0.0 0.81 -1.6 0
1952 28 CLE AL -0.6 -0.1 16 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 1.37 -0.1 -0.1 -0.9 -0.1 0.95 -1.3 0
1953 29 CLE AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
7 Yrs -30.5 -3.0 233 -2.5 2.0 -4.6 .96 -2.1 -0.5 -22.1 -2.2 0.94 -23.6 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1948 24 PHA AL 0 0 15% 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33% 4 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
1949 25 PHA AL 0 0 28% 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14% 3 3 0 1 1 0 3 2 1
1950 26 PHA AL 0 0 28% 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20% 3 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 0
1951 27 TOT AL 0 0 29% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1951 27 PHA AL 0 0 0% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1951 27 CLE AL 0 0 33% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1952 28 CLE AL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Yrs 0 0 23% 82 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25% 11 10 1 1 1 0 8 4 4

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1948 24 PHA AL 83 79% 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 167% 8 3 38% 7 0 0% 24 2 8% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1949 25 PHA AL 97 74% 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 120% 19 4 21% 16 5 31% 67 7 10% 6 3 50% 7 5 71% 0
1950 26 PHA AL 90 66% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 12 3 25% 12 3 25% 43 5 12% 3 3 100% 3 1 33% 0
1951 27 TOT AL 30 57% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 5 0 0% 5 2 40% 9 2 22% 1 1 100% 1 1 100% 0
1951 27 PHA AL 6 33% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1951 27 CLE AL 24 63% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 4 0 0% 4 2 50% 8 2 25% 1 1 100% 1 1 100% 0
1952 28 CLE AL 16 69% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 3 0 0% 4 2 50% 10 1 10% 0 0 0 0 0
7 Yrs 316 70% 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 15 17 113% 47 10 21% 44 12 27% 153 17 11% 11 7 64% 12 7 58% 0
MLB Averages 51% 117% 15% 33% 15% 51% 55%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1947 23 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
1948 24 40 85 78 3 18 1 0 0 10 0 0 2 9 .231 .250 .244 .494 31 19 3 0 5
1949 25 74 182 168 10 42 3 1 0 16 0 0 3 17 .250 .263 .280 .543 45 47 7 0 11
1950 26 120 272 255 15 57 4 1 0 23 0 0 6 21 .224 .241 .247 .488 29 63 10 0 12
1951 27 176 302 283 17 64 5 1 0 25 0 0 6 23 .226 .242 .251 .493 31 71 10 0 14
1952 28 218 318 295 17 67 5 1 0 26 0 0 7 23 .227 .245 .251 .496 32 74 10 0 17
1953 29 234 318 295 17 67 5 1 0 26 0 0 7 23 .227 .245 .251 .496 32 74 10 0 17

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1947 23 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1
1948 24 41 87 80 3 19 1 0 0 11 0 2 8 .238 .256 .250 .506 5 39
1949 25 36 102 95 8 26 2 1 0 7 0 1 8 .274 .281 .316 .597 8 34
1950 26 48 94 90 5 15 1 0 0 7 0 3 4 .167 .194 .178 .371 3 46
1951 27 59 31 29 2 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 .241 .241 .276 .517 2 56
1952 28 44 16 12 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .250 .308 .250 .558 1 42
6 Yrs 229 332 308 18 70 5 1 0 28 0 7 23 .227 .244 .250 .494 19 218
162 Game Avg. 162 235 218 13 50 4 1 0 20 0 5 16 .227 .244 .250 .494 13 218

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games
1949 *

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1948 AL (24, 1%)
0.01 Career Shares (1497th)

                            

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