Doug Brocail vs. Phil Collins — Career Comparison

Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Phil Collins
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Phil Collins 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 4.66 and 1.539 for Phil Collins. 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 Phil Collins

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
1.98
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.96
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.53
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.54
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.49
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.58
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.48
48.48
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.29
48.29
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.43
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
4
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
686
4.66
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3973
27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1324.1
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
9.05
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
10.47
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.05
9.05
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.47
10.47
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.87
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.85
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
3.17
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
497
3.38
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
2.87
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.695
0.695
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.36
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.25
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3793
38.79
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5934
40.33
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.75
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.46
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
784
5.33
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3373
34.5
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5400
36.7
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.79
38.79
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33

Fielding Stats for Doug Brocail and Phil Collins

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.43
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2640
27
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
9
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.25
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.43
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.34
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.22
96.22
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.22
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.366
0.366
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.055
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.71
6.71
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Brocail and Phil Collins

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Phil Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Phil Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
322
379.57
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
509
600
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
482
568.17
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Phil Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
109.63
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
11
77.65
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
87.23
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.15
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.54
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.72
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
22.4
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
18.22
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.87
31.67
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
14
98.82
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
144.99
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
124.95
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Phil Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
53.05
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
51.87
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
10
70.59
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
100.2
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
17.8
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.24
29.75
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.18
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.15
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
134.12
Phil Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
83.69
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
4.47
4.47
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.17
7.17
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Phil Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
14
16.5
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.54
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Phil Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Phil Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Phil Collins
Career
Per 600 PA