Doug Brocail vs. Mort Cooper — Career Comparison

Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mort Cooper
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherMVPAll-Star

Mort Cooper 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. Mort Cooper posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.97 and WHIP 1.215 compared to 4 and 1.397 for Doug Brocail. By the career numbers, Mort Cooper had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Brocail and Mort Cooper

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
1.44
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.17
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.53
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.63
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.49
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.37
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
52
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.05
63.05
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.02
81.02
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.63
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.16
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
391
4
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
2.97
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5522
27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1840.2
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
885
9.05
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1666
8.15
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.15
8.15
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.87
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.42
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
3.17
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
2.79
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
4.46
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.806
0.806
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.36
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3793
38.79
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7648
37.4
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.19
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
4.46
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
3.44
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3373
34.5
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7049
34.47
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.79
38.79
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.4
37.4

Fielding Stats for Doug Brocail and Mort Cooper

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.43
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2640
27
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
9
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.25
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.43
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.34
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.22
96.22
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.366
0.366
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.085
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.71
6.71
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Brocail and Mort Cooper

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
297
247.16
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721
600
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
654
544.24
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
105.69
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
11
77.65
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
87.38
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
13.31
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.99
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
18.31
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
18.22
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.63
28.82
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
14
98.82
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
133.98
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
125.66
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
41.61
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
56.59
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
10
70.59
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
93.2
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
17.8
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.29
26.87
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.83
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
19.14
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
134.12
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
98.2
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
4.47
4.47
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.11
6.11
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
35.78
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
14
11.65
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA