Doug Brocail vs. Hod Eller — Career Comparison

Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hod Eller
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hod Eller 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. Hod Eller posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.62 and WHIP 1.181 compared to 4 and 1.397 for Doug Brocail. By the career numbers, Hod Eller had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Brocail and Hod Eller

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.67
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.92
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.53
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.63
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.49
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.42
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
52
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
55
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.54
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
4
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
2.62
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
2589
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
863
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
885
9.05
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
8.41
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.87
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
3.17
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
2.22
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
381
3.97
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.688
0.688
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.36
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.19
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3793
38.79
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
3523
36.74
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.6
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
4.46
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
3.26
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3373
34.5
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
3292
34.33
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.79
38.79
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.74
36.74

Fielding Stats for Doug Brocail and Hod Eller

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.43
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2640
27
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
9
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.25
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.43
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.34
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.22
96.22
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.69
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.366
0.366
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.295
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.71
6.71
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Brocail and Hod Eller

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
163
300
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
326
600
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
308
566.87
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.514
0.514
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
125.15
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
11
77.65
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
106.75
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.04
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.52
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.84
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.4
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
18.22
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.19
37.16
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
14
98.82
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
152.76
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
138.04
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
44.17
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
53.37
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
10
70.59
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
95.71
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
17.8
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.11
40.7
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.84
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.04
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
134.12
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
110.43
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
4.47
4.47
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.43
5.43
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
11
20.25
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.2
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.84
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
11.04
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
83.33
83.33