Steve Blass vs. Doug Brocail — Career Comparison

Steve Blass
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Blass 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. Steve Blass led in home run suppression (HR9+ 101 vs 86), strikeout rate (K%+ 87 vs 78), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 93 vs 90). Doug Brocail held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 88). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Steve Blass.

Pitching Stats for Steve Blass and Doug Brocail

Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
1.59
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.3
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.58
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.53
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.43
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.49
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.54
57.54
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
52
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.91
81.91
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
3.63
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
391
4
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4792
27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1597.1
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1558
8.78
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
885
9.05
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.72
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.87
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
597
3.36
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
3.17
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.28
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
896
5.05
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.935
0.935
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.32
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.36
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6780
38.2
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3793
38.79
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
4.16
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
4.46
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.19
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.11
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6092
34.32
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3373
34.5
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
38.2
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.79
38.79

Fielding Stats for Steve Blass and Doug Brocail

Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
1.59
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.3
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4795
27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1598.1
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
0.77
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
1.41
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.25
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
2.27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.43
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
2.18
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.34
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.04
96.04
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.22
96.22
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.371
1.371
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.63
81.63
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.11
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Blass and Doug Brocail

Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
295
295
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
600
600
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
546
546
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.439
0.439
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
94
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
83
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
11
77.65
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.54
19.54
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
18.22
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
110
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
14
98.82
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
105
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
42
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
37
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
10
70.59
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.93
14.93
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
17.8
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
140
140
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
134.12
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
4.29
4.29
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
4.47
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
40
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100