Doug Brocail vs. Bill Champion — Career Comparison

Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Champion
Baby BoomersNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Champion 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. Doug Brocail led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 79), run prevention (ERA+ 111 vs 77), and strikeout rate (K%+ 78 vs 74). Bill Champion held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 107 vs 86). Role difference aside, Doug Brocail holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Doug Brocail and Bill Champion

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
2.26
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.14
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.53
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.38
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.49
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.56
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.48
40.48
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.5
50.5
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.15
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
4
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
419
4.69
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
2413
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
804.1
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
9.05
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
873
9.77
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.05
9.05
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.77
9.77
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.87
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.72
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
3.17
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
3.96
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.35
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.39
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
4.03
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.888
0.888
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.34
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.39
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.36
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.15
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3793
38.79
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3538
39.59
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.26
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.46
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
5.04
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.36
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.3
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.43
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.526
1.526
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3373
34.5
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3112
34.82
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.79
38.79
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.59
39.59

Fielding Stats for Doug Brocail and Bill Champion

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
2.26
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.14
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
2415
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
805
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.72
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.25
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.53
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.43
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
2.35
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.34
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
2.25
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.22
96.22
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.71
95.71
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.995
0.995
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.5
50.5
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.15
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Brocail and Bill Champion

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
204
1122.94
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
600
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
544.95
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
77.06
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
11
60.55
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.01
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.5
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.51
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
18.22
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
18.42
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
14
98.82
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
104.59
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
88.07
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
5
27.52
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.52
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
70.59
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
9
49.54
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
17.8
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0.82
4.49
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.01
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
134.12
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
39
214.68
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
4.47
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
2.79
2.79
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
8
44.04
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.5
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA