Fred Blanding vs. Doug Brocail — Career Comparison

Fred Blanding
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Blanding 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. Fred Blanding posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.13 and WHIP 1.395 compared to 4 and 1.397 for Doug Brocail. By the career numbers, Fred Blanding had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Blanding and Doug Brocail

Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
1.59
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.95
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.5
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.53
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.51
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.49
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.45
49.45
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.72
59.72
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.13
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
4
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2443
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
814.1
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
859
9.49
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
9.05
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.05
9.05
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.17
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.87
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
3.06
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
3.17
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
3.07
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.682
0.682
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.23
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.18
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.36
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3377
37.32
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3793
38.79
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.51
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
4.37
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
4.46
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.395
1.395
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3084
34.08
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3373
34.5
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.32
37.32
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.79
38.79

Fielding Stats for Fred Blanding and Doug Brocail

Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
28.8
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
626
6.4
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.6
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
1.09
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
47.8
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.25
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
3.6
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
56
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
2.43
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
52.4
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
2.34
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.57
93.57
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.22
96.22
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.819
1.819
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.71
6.71
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.2
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Blanding and Doug Brocail

Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
146
265.45
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
330
600
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
547.27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.561
0.561
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.514
0.514
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
118.18
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
100
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
11
77.65
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.91
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.45
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.82
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.18
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.79
39.62
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
18.22
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
145.45
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
14
98.82
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
149.09
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
50.91
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
43.64
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
92.73
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
10
70.59
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.03
43.69
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
17.8
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.45
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
25.45
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
105.45
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
134.12
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.69
5.69
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
4.47
4.47
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
12
21.82
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.82
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.09
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
80
80
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100