Joe Blanton vs. Doug Brocail — Career Comparison

Joe Blanton
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Blanton 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 Blanton led in strikeout rate (K%+ 94 vs 78), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 93 vs 90), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 118 vs 116). Doug Brocail held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 111 vs 96). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Joe Blanton.

Pitching Stats for Joe Blanton and Doug Brocail

Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
2.17
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.28
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
0.51
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.53
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.49
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.49
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.01
51.01
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.02
59.02
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
860
4.38
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
4
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5303
27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1767.2
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1896
9.65
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
9.05
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.05
9.05
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.14
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.87
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
2.38
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
3.17
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.22
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1284
6.54
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.54
6.54
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.991
0.991
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.36
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7544
38.41
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3793
38.79
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.26
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
914
4.65
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.46
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.22
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.29
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.71
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6935
35.31
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3373
34.5
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.41
38.41
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.79
38.79

Fielding Stats for Joe Blanton and Doug Brocail

Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
2.17
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.28
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5303
27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1767.2
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
0.59
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
0.99
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.25
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.65
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.43
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
1.58
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.34
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.38
95.38
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.22
96.22
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.726
0.726
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.02
59.02
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.09
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Blanton and Doug Brocail

Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
427
981.61
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
261
600
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
496.55
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
52.87
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
52.87
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.8
6.44
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.58
18.22
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
52.87
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
98.82
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
82.76
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
29.89
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
13.79
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
43.68
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
70.59
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.29
-7.56
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
17.8
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.2
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
20.69
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
92
211.49
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
134.12
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.84
2.84
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
4.47
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
71.26
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.3
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.49
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100