Doug Brocail vs. Lou Ciola — Career Comparison

Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lou Ciola
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lou Ciola 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 5.56 and 1.603 for Lou Ciola. 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 Lou Ciola

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.47
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.62
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.53
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.49
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.62
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
4
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.56
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.2
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
9.05
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
9.89
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.05
9.05
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.87
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
3.17
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.53
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.44
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.664
0.664
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.36
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3793
38.79
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
41.84
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.44
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.46
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
6.8
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.603
1.603
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3373
34.5
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
37.1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.79
38.79
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.84
41.84

Fielding Stats for Doug Brocail and Lou Ciola

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.43
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2640
27
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
9
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.25
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.43
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.34
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.22
96.22
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.366
0.366
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.917
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.71
6.71
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Brocail and Lou Ciola

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
12
400
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
600
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
77.65
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.58
18.22
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
14.97
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
98.82
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
70.59
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
17.8
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
8.22
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
19
134.12
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
4.47
4.47
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA