Nick Bierbrodt vs. Doug Brocail — Career Comparison

Nick Bierbrodt
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nick Bierbrodt 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. Doug Brocail posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.397 compared to 6.66 and 1.846 for Nick Bierbrodt. By the career numbers, Doug Brocail had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nick Bierbrodt and Doug Brocail

Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
2.36
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.56
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.37
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.53
Nick Bierbrodt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.56
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.49
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Nick Bierbrodt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.79
65.79
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Nick Bierbrodt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
6.66
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
4
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.4
7.4
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 9 Innings
144.2
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Nick Bierbrodt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
11.07
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
9.05
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.07
11.07
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.05
9.05
Nick Bierbrodt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.87
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.87
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Nick Bierbrodt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
5.29
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
3.17
Nick Bierbrodt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.25
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
6.97
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
642
6.57
Nick Bierbrodt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.97
6.97
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Nick Bierbrodt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Nick Bierbrodt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.362
1.362
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.082
1.082
Nick Bierbrodt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.56
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.34
Nick Bierbrodt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.68
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.36
Nick Bierbrodt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
693
43.11
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3793
38.79
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Nick Bierbrodt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
7.28
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.46
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.28
7.28
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Nick Bierbrodt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.25
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Nick Bierbrodt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.5
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.35
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.81
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.73
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.818
1.818
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
585
36.39
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3373
34.5
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.334
0.334
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Nick Bierbrodt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.11
43.11
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.79
38.79

Fielding Stats for Nick Bierbrodt and Doug Brocail

Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
2.36
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.56
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 9 Innings
144.2
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.24
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.25
Nick Bierbrodt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.49
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.43
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.49
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.34
Nick Bierbrodt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.22
96.22
Nick Bierbrodt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.632
0.632
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Nick Bierbrodt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.79
65.79
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nick Bierbrodt and Doug Brocail

Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 600 PA
39
1800
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 600 PA
8
369.23
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
487.06
Nick Bierbrodt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Nick Bierbrodt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.154
1.154
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.514
0.514
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
77.65
Nick Bierbrodt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Nick Bierbrodt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Bierbrodt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.41
157.56
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
18.22
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
98.82
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
276.92
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Nick Bierbrodt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Nick Bierbrodt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Nick Bierbrodt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.225
1.225
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Nick Bierbrodt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Nick Bierbrodt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Nick Bierbrodt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
1.75
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Nick Bierbrodt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
63.53
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
70.59
Nick Bierbrodt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
141.13
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
17.8
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Bierbrodt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Bierbrodt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
19
134.12
Nick Bierbrodt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
4.47
4.47
Nick Bierbrodt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
112.94
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Nick Bierbrodt
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100