Doug Brocail vs. Lefty Capers — Career Comparison

Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Capers
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftNorth AmericaLouisville White SoxNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty Capers 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. Lefty Capers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.86 and WHIP 1.262 compared to 4 and 1.397 for Doug Brocail. By the career numbers, Lefty Capers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Brocail and Lefty Capers

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.07
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.07
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.53
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.64
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.49
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.43
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
52
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.07
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
4
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.86
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
885
9.05
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
8.25
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.25
8.25
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.87
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
3.17
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.11
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.04
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.36
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3793
38.79
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
38.36
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.46
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.61
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.42
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.07
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.73
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.18
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.262
1.262
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3373
34.5
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
34.07
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.79
38.79
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.36
38.36

Fielding Stats for Doug Brocail and Lefty Capers

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.22
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.94
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.2
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.94
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
1.25
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.69
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
2.43
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.82
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
2.34
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.63
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.22
96.22
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.154
2.154
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Brocail and Lefty Capers

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
17
261.54
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
39
600
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
553.85
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
76.92
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
46.15
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.58
18.22
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.39
21.43
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
98.82
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
107.69
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
107.69
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
61.54
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
70.59
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
17.8
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.78
12.06
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
19
134.12
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
4.47
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA