Doug Brocail vs. Ken Chase — Career Comparison

Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Chase
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ken Chase 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.397 compared to 4.27 and 1.615 for Ken Chase. By the career numbers, Doug Brocail had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Brocail and Ken Chase

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
1.45
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.24
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.53
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.41
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.49
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.65
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.11
85.11
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.48
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
4
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
553
4.27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3495
27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1165
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
9.05
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
1188
9.18
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.05
9.05
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.18
9.18
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.87
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.42
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
3.17
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
694
5.36
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
582
4.5
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.082
1.082
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.095
1.095
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.34
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.41
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.36
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.12
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3793
38.79
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5283
40.81
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.14
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.46
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
5
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.616
1.616
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3373
34.5
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4574
35.34
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.79
38.79
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.81
40.81

Fielding Stats for Doug Brocail and Ken Chase

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.43
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2640
27
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
9
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.25
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.43
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.34
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.22
96.22
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.39
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.366
0.366
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.356
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.71
6.71
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Brocail and Ken Chase

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
190
253.9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
449
600
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
419
559.91
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
0.424
0.424
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
92.2
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
76.17
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
12.03
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.67
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.34
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.04
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
18.22
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.3
20.45
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
14
98.82
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
113.59
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
109.58
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
37.42
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
36.08
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
10
70.59
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
72.16
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
17.8
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.9
13.23
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.34
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.04
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
134.12
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
129.62
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
4.47
4.47
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.63
4.63
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.72
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.35
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA