Jim Bouton vs. Doug Brocail — Career Comparison

Jim Bouton
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Bouton 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. Jim Bouton led in strikeout rate (K%+ 94 vs 78), home run suppression (HR9+ 98 vs 86), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 90). Doug Brocail held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 106). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Jim Bouton.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bouton and Doug Brocail

Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
304
2.21
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.05
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.45
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.53
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.46
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.49
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.6
49.6
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.37
47.37
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.25
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
3.57
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
391
4
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3716
27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1238.2
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1131
8.22
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
885
9.05
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.92
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.87
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
3.16
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
3.17
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.2
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
720
5.23
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.933
0.933
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.28
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.36
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5200
37.78
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3793
38.79
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.41
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
566
4.11
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
4.46
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.264
1.264
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4734
34.4
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3373
34.5
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.78
37.78
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.79
38.79

Fielding Stats for Jim Bouton and Doug Brocail

Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
304
2.21
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.05
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3715
27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1238.1
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
0.81
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.29
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.25
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
2.21
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.43
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
2.1
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.34
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.07
95.07
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.22
96.22
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.37
47.37
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bouton and Doug Brocail

Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
307
467.51
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
394
600
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
528.43
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.3
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
48.73
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.57
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
4.57
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.26
8
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.58
18.22
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
57.87
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
98.82
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
79.19
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.18
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
31.98
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
44.16
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
70.59
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.35
-9.67
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
17.8
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.57
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
21.32
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
160
243.65
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
134.12
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.46
2.46
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
4.47
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
44.16
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100