Doug Brocail vs. Jack Combs — Career Comparison

Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Combs
UnknownThrows RightBats RightDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Combs 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 6.56 and 1.605 for Jack Combs. 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 Jack Combs

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.95
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.2
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.53
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.48
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.49
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.6
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.3
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
4
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
6.56
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.59
7.59
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.464
0.464
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
901
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
300.1
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
9.05
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
10.55
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.05
9.05
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.87
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.57
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
3.17
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
3.9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
3.45
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.816
0.816
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.36
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.24
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3793
38.79
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
931
27.9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.51
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.46
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
7.46
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.46
7.46
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.42
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.05
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.42
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.605
1.605
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3373
34.5
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
22.71
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.534
0.534
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.79
38.79
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.9
27.9

Fielding Stats for Doug Brocail and Jack Combs

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
2.94
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.76
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
615
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
1.25
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
3.07
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
2.43
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
3.56
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
2.34
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
3.34
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.22
96.22
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.83
93.83
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.134
1.134
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.7
59.7
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Brocail and Jack Combs

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
67
324.19
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
600
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
541.94
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
82.26
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
72.58
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.84
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.84
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.68
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
18.22
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.4
21.3
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
98.82
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
96.77
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
116.13
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
38.71
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.03
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
70.59
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
67.74
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
17.8
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.8
18.37
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
33.87
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
19
134.12
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
4.47
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
5
24.19
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.84
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.84
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100