Joe Benz vs. Doug Brocail — Career Comparison

Joe Benz
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Benz 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 Benz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.43 and WHIP 1.147 compared to 4 and 1.397 for Doug Brocail. By the career numbers, Joe Benz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Benz and Doug Brocail

Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
1.66
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.08
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.5
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.53
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.5
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.49
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.33
50.33
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.94
64.94
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.5
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
2.43
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
4
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4079
27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359.2
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1225
8.11
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
885
9.05
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.11
8.11
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.87
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
2.21
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
3.17
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
539
3.57
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.642
0.642
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.19
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.36
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5364
35.51
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3793
38.79
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.34
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
3.37
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
4.46
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.147
1.147
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5006
33.14
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3373
34.5
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.51
35.51
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.79
38.79

Fielding Stats for Joe Benz and Doug Brocail

Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.43
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2640
27
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
9
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.25
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.43
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.34
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.32
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.22
96.22
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.155
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.366
0.366
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.71
6.71
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Benz and Doug Brocail

Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
251
317.72
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
600
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
441
558.23
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
77.22
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
64.56
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.13
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.53
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.66
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.75
13.61
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.58
18.22
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
92.41
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
98.82
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
84.81
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
36.71
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
21.52
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
58.23
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
70.59
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
1.03
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
17.8
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.33
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
148
187.34
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
134.12
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
3.2
3.2
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
4.47
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
34.18
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.53
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100