Joe Bell vs. Doug Brocail — Career Comparison

Joe Bell
UnknownThrows LeftMontgomery Grey SoxNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher
Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Bell 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. Joe Bell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.65 and WHIP 0.892 compared to 4 and 1.397 for Doug Brocail. By the career numbers, Joe Bell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Bell and Doug Brocail

Joe Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Joe Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Joe Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.53
Joe Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.49
Joe Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
52
Joe Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Joe Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Joe Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.65
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
4
Joe Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Joe Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Joe Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.186
0.186
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Joe Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Joe Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Joe Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.84
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
885
9.05
Joe Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Joe Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.87
Joe Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Joe Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Joe Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.19
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
3.17
Joe Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Joe Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Joe Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
4.38
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Joe Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Joe Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Joe Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Joe Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Joe Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.36
Joe Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Joe Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
35.03
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3793
38.79
Joe Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Joe Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.65
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
4.46
Joe Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Joe Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.42
Joe Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Joe Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Joe Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.892
0.892
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Joe Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
31.38
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3373
34.5
Joe Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Joe Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Joe Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.03
35.03
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.79
38.79

Fielding Stats for Joe Bell and Doug Brocail

Joe Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.53
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Joe Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.61
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Joe Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Joe Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Joe Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.23
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
1.09
Joe Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.23
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.25
Joe Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Joe Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.45
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
2.43
Joe Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.45
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
2.34
Joe Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.22
96.22
Joe Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Joe Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Joe Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Joe Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Bell and Doug Brocail

Joe Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
276.92
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Joe Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Joe Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
600
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Joe Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Joe Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.514
0.514
Joe Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Joe Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
77.65
Joe Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Joe Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Joe Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Joe Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
51.9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.58
18.22
Joe Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
98.82
Joe Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Joe Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Joe Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Joe Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Joe Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Joe Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Joe Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Joe Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Joe Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Joe Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Joe Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
70.59
Joe Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.54
70.97
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.52
17.8
Joe Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
19
134.12
Joe Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
4.47
Joe Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Joe Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Joe Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Joe Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100