Doug Brocail vs. Gerrit Cole — Career Comparison

Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gerrit Cole
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Gerrit Cole 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. Gerrit Cole led in home run suppression (HR9+ 133 vs 86), strikeout rate (K%+ 119 vs 78), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 120 vs 90). Doug Brocail held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 111 vs 109). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Gerrit Cole.

Pitching Stats for Doug Brocail and Gerrit Cole

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
1.46
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.53
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.7
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.49
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.37
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
52
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.67
65.67
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
391
4
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
3.18
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
885
9.05
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1627
7.49
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.49
7.49
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.87
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
3.17
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
2.3
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
642
6.57
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2251
10.37
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.1
7.1
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.082
1.082
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.36
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.28
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3793
38.79
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7861
36.21
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
4.46
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
3.41
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.17
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.14
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.64
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.089
1.089
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3373
34.5
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7233
33.31
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.79
38.79
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.21
36.21

Fielding Stats for Doug Brocail and Gerrit Cole

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
1.46
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
0.53
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.25
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.96
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.43
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
1.54
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.34
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.5
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.22
96.22
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.01
97.01
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Brocail and Gerrit Cole

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
320
671.33
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
600
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
526.57
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
86.01
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
75.52
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.2
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.29
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.49
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
18.22
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
21.14
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
14
98.82
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.09
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
100.7
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
35.66
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
31.47
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
70.59
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
60.84
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
17.8
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.18
12.97
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.59
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
134.12
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
112
234.97
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
4.47
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2.55
2.55
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
58.74
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.39
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA