Doug Brocail vs. Bill Chappelle — Career Comparison

Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Chappelle
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Chappelle 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. Bill Chappelle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.38 and WHIP 1.272 compared to 4 and 1.397 for Doug Brocail. By the career numbers, Bill Chappelle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Brocail and Bill Chappelle

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.77
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.76
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.53
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.49
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.35
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.46
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
4
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.38
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
533
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
177.2
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
885
9.05
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
8.46
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.46
8.46
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.87
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
3.17
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.99
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
3.14
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.681
0.681
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.34
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.36
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.46
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3793
38.79
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
733
37.13
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.71
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
4.46
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
4.36
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3373
34.5
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
665
33.69
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.79
38.79
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Doug Brocail and Bill Chappelle

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
3.06
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.87
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.7
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
1.25
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
4.98
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
2.43
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
6.03
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
2.34
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
5.68
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.22
96.22
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.2
94.2
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.857
1.857
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Brocail and Bill Chappelle

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 600 PA
35
344.26
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 600 PA
61
600
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
550.82
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 600 PA
5
49.18
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 600 PA
3
29.51
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.67
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.58
18.22
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 600 PA
1.77
17.38
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
98.82
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 600 PA
9
88.52
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 600 PA
7
68.85
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
19.67
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
29.51
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
70.59
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
39.34
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
17.8
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.74
-7.3
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.67
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
19
134.12
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
4.47
4.47
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 600 PA
3
29.51
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 600 PA