Doug Brocail vs. Alex Cobb — Career Comparison

Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Alex Cobb
MillenialMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Alex Cobb 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. Alex Cobb led in home run suppression (HR9+ 129 vs 86), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 109 vs 90), and strikeout rate (K%+ 93 vs 78). Role difference aside, Alex Cobb holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Doug Brocail and Alex Cobb

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
1.58
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.58
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.53
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.54
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.49
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.52
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.97
50.97
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
391
4
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
566
3.84
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3983
27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1327.2
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
885
9.05
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1307
8.86
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.87
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.95
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
3.17
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
2.6
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
642
6.57
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1108
7.51
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.51
7.51
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.082
1.082
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.34
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.35
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.36
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.32
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3793
38.79
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5577
37.81
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
4.46
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
4.2
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.2
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.73
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.273
1.273
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3373
34.5
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5102
34.59
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.79
38.79
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.81
37.81

Fielding Stats for Doug Brocail and Alex Cobb

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
1.58
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.58
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3983
27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1327.2
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.7
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.25
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.35
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.43
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
2.16
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.34
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
2.05
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.22
96.22
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.67
94.67
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Brocail and Alex Cobb

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
637
4496.47
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
233
5376.92
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
553.85
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.58
18.22
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
6.59
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
98.82
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
70.59
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
17.8
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
-1
-23.01
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
134.12
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
4.47
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA