Doug Brocail vs. Rip Collins — Career Comparison

Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rip Collins
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rip 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. Rip Collins posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.442 compared to 4 and 1.397 for Doug Brocail. By the career numbers, Rip Collins had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Brocail and Rip Collins

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
1.63
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.15
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.53
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.57
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.49
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.43
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
52
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.84
56.84
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.42
70.42
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.44
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
391
4
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
3.99
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5137
27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1712.1
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
9.05
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1795
9.43
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.05
9.05
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.87
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.38
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
3.17
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
674
3.54
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
2.99
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.726
0.726
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.19
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.36
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.4
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3793
38.79
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7490
39.37
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.25
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.46
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
929
4.88
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.442
1.442
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3373
34.5
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6740
35.43
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.79
38.79
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.37
39.37

Fielding Stats for Doug Brocail and Rip Collins

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.43
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2640
27
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
9
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.25
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.43
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
545
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.34
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
527
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.22
96.22
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.7
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.366
0.366
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.684
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.71
6.71
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Brocail and Rip Collins

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Rip Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Rip Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
316
290.35
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
653
600
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
582
534.76
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Rip Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Rip Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.474
0.474
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
88.21
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
67.08
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
16.54
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
3.68
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
21.13
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
18.22
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.4
26.1
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
14
98.82
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
114.85
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
121.29
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.428
0.428
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
39.51
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
33.08
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
10
70.59
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
71.67
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
17.8
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.78
21.85
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.76
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
30.32
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
134.12
Rip Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
199
182.85
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
4.47
Rip Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
3.28
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
32.16
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Rip Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Rip Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.92
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rip Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0