Ray Boyd vs. Doug Brocail — Career Comparison

Ray Boyd
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ray Boyd 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. Ray Boyd posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.09 and WHIP 1.269 compared to 4 and 1.397 for Doug Brocail. By the career numbers, Ray Boyd had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ray Boyd and Doug Brocail

Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.54
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.93
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.53
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.62
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.49
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.62
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.09
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
4
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.224
0.224
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.1
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.71
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
885
9.05
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.87
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
3.7
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
3.17
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
4.01
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.36
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
38.57
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3793
38.79
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.62
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
4.94
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.46
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
34.41
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3373
34.5
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.79
38.79

Fielding Stats for Ray Boyd and Doug Brocail

Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
6.43
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
626
6.4
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.57
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
1.09
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
8.36
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
1.25
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.93
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
12.86
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
2.43
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
10.93
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
2.34
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
85
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.22
96.22
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Boyd and Doug Brocail

Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
10
285.71
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
17
485.71
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
487.06
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
17.47
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.58
18.22
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
98.82
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
142.86
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
70.59
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
18.96
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.52
17.8
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
19
134.12
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
4.47
4.47
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100