Nick Blackburn vs. Doug Brocail — Career Comparison

Nick Blackburn
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nick Blackburn 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. Nick Blackburn led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 143 vs 116), home run suppression (HR9+ 90 vs 86), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 92 vs 90). Doug Brocail held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 78 vs 65). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Nick Blackburn.

Pitching Stats for Nick Blackburn and Doug Brocail

Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.59
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.51
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.47
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.53
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.6
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.49
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.88
43.88
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.48
94.48
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
4.85
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
4
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2456
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
818.2
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1003
11.03
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
9.05
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.03
11.03
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.05
9.05
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
1.29
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.87
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
2.22
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
3.17
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
4.27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.721
0.721
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.21
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.36
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3577
39.32
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3793
38.79
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
5.39
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.46
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.23
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.25
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.99
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.73
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.472
1.472
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3312
36.41
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3373
34.5
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.32
39.32
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.79
38.79

Fielding Stats for Nick Blackburn and Doug Brocail

Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.59
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.51
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2456
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
818.2
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.77
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
1.25
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
1.25
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
2.08
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.43
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
2.02
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.34
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.35
97.35
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.22
96.22
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.48
94.48
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nick Blackburn and Doug Brocail

Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
7250
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
637
4496.47
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
3.7
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.58
18.22
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
98.82
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
70.59
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-27.74
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
17.8
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
150
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
134.12
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
4.47
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100