Buttons Briggs vs. Doug Brocail — Career Comparison

Buttons Briggs
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Buttons Briggs 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. Buttons Briggs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.41 and WHIP 1.415 compared to 4 and 1.397 for Doug Brocail. By the career numbers, Buttons Briggs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buttons Briggs and Doug Brocail

Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.11
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.02
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.46
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.53
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.49
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.49
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.35
48.35
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.51
91.51
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.88
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
3.41
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
4
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2567
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
855.2
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
879
9.25
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
9.05
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.25
9.25
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.05
9.05
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.17
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.87
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
3.49
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
3.17
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
3.56
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.783
0.783
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.18
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.41
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.36
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3656
38.45
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3793
38.79
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
5.02
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.46
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.415
1.415
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3285
34.55
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3373
34.5
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.79
38.79

Fielding Stats for Buttons Briggs and Doug Brocail

Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.11
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.53
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2568
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
856
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.44
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.68
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.25
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
2.22
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.43
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
2.12
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.34
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.73
95.73
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.22
96.22
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.906
1.906
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.17
47.17
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buttons Briggs and Doug Brocail

Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
106
181.71
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
350
600
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324
555.43
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
82.29
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
72
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.43
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.14
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.29
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.62
21.63
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
18.22
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
101.14
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
14
98.82
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
114.86
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
32.57
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
29.14
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
60
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
70.59
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.07
15.54
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
17.8
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
32.57
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
113.14
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
134.12
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
5.3
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
4.47
4.47
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.71
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.71
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100