Joe Boehling vs. Doug Brocail — Career Comparison

Joe Boehling
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Boehling 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 Boehling posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.97 and WHIP 1.348 compared to 4 and 1.397 for Doug Brocail. By the career numbers, Joe Boehling had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Boehling and Doug Brocail

Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
1.58
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.15
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.53
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.53
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.49
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.49
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.38
52.38
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
52
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.84
72.84
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.55
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
2.97
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
4
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2776
27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
925.1
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
8.37
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
885
9.05
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.37
8.37
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.87
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
386
3.75
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
3.17
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
396
3.85
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.845
0.845
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.24
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.37
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.36
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3810
37.06
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3793
38.79
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.33
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
3.8
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
4.46
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3386
32.93
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3373
34.5
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.79
38.79

Fielding Stats for Joe Boehling and Doug Brocail

Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.43
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2640
27
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
9
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.25
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.43
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.34
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.17
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.22
96.22
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.309
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.366
0.366
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.71
6.71
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Boehling and Doug Brocail

Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PA
166
291.23
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
342
600
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
547.37
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.514
0.514
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
115.79
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
96.49
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
11
77.65
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.04
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.51
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.75
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
19.3
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.27
39.08
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
18.22
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
142.11
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
14
98.82
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
152.63
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
52.63
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.11
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
92.98
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
10
70.59
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.25
42.55
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
17.8
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.51
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
33.33
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
107.02
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
134.12
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.61
5.61
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
4.47
4.47
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PA
9
15.79
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.51
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.75
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.26
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100