Doug Brocail vs. Steve Busby — Career Comparison

Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Busby
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Steve Busby 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. Steve Busby led in home run suppression (HR9+ 138 vs 86), strikeout rate (K%+ 125 vs 78), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 116 vs 90). Doug Brocail held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 102). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Steve Busby.

Pitching Stats for Doug Brocail and Steve Busby

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.42
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1.27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.53
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.59
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.49
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.46
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
52
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.45
56.45
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.82
89.82
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.45
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
391
4
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
3.72
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3182
27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1060.2
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
885
9.05
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
8.51
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.87
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.62
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
3.17
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
3.67
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.19
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
659
5.59
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.24
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.36
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.21
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3793
38.79
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4505
38.23
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
4.46
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
4.1
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.42
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.45
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.26
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.64
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3373
34.5
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3963
33.63
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.79
38.79
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.23
38.23

Fielding Stats for Doug Brocail and Steve Busby

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.42
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1.27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3182
27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1060.2
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.25
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.68
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.2
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
2.43
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
2.52
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.34
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
2.32
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.22
96.22
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.26
92.26
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.641
1.641
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.82
89.82
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Brocail and Steve Busby

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
637
4496.47
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
167
6680
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
600
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
77.65
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.58
18.22
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
31
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
98.82
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
70.59
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.52
17.8
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
27.03
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
19
134.12
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
4.47
4.47
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA