Doug Brocail vs. Alex Broome — Career Comparison

Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Alex Broome
Greatest GenerationFloridaNorth AmericaJacksonville Red CapsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Alex Broome 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. Alex Broome posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.72 and WHIP 1.293 compared to 4 and 1.397 for Doug Brocail. By the career numbers, Alex Broome had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Brocail and Alex Broome

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.79
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.4
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.53
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.93
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.49
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.4
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
4
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.72
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.171
0.171
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.1
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
885
9.05
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
5.59
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.87
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
3.17
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.05
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
6.52
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.52
6.52
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.082
1.082
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.397
1.397
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.36
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.4
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3793
38.79
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
41.43
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.46
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
6.52
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.52
6.52
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.42
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.4
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3373
34.5
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
32.59
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.185
0.185
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.79
38.79
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.43
41.43

Fielding Stats for Doug Brocail and Alex Broome

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.79
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.4
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.1
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
1.25
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.33
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
2.43
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.79
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
2.34
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.79
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.22
96.22
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Brocail and Alex Broome

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.58
18.22
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
98.82
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
70.59
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
17.8
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.12
-8.7
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
19
134.12
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
4.47
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA