Doug Brocail vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs 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. Kelly Downs led in home run suppression (HR9+ 117 vs 86), strikeout rate (K%+ 96 vs 78), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 90). Doug Brocail held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 88). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Kelly Downs.

Pitching Stats for Doug Brocail and Kelly Downs

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.53
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.49
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
391
4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
885
9.05
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.87
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
3.17
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.35
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.34
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.36
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3793
38.79
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
4.46
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.38
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.31
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.73
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.73
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3373
34.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.79
38.79
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Doug Brocail and Kelly Downs

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.62
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.43
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.34
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.22
96.22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Brocail and Kelly Downs

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.58
18.22
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
98.82
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
70.59
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
17.8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
134.12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
4.47
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
52.28
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.98
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0