Doc Ayers vs. Doug Brocail — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Doug Brocail as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Doc Ayers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.84 and WHIP 1.217 compared to 4 and 1.397 for Doug Brocail. By the career numbers, Doc Ayers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doc Ayers and Doug Brocail

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.53
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.49
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
391
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
885
9.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.87
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
3.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3793
38.79
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
4.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3373
34.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.79
38.79

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Doug Brocail

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2640
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.34
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.22
96.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.366
0.366
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.71
6.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Doug Brocail

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
11
77.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.66
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
18.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
14
98.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
70.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
17.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
134.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
4.47
4.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
6.65
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100