Doug Brocail vs. Dock Ellis — Career Comparison

Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dock Ellis
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Dock Ellis 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 led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 100), run prevention (ERA+ 111 vs 96), and strikeout rate (K%+ 78 vs 70). Dock Ellis held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 86). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Doug Brocail.

Pitching Stats for Doug Brocail and Dock Ellis

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
1.46
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.34
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.53
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.58
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.49
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.5
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
52
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.7
53.7
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.88
91.88
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.3
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
391
4
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
817
3.46
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6383
27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.2
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
885
9.05
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2067
8.74
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.87
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.59
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
3.17
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
2.85
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.28
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1136
4.81
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.851
0.851
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.19
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.36
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.19
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3793
38.79
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8978
37.98
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
4.46
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
958
4.05
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.29
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.26
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.42
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.288
1.288
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3373
34.5
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8129
34.39
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.79
38.79
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.98
37.98

Fielding Stats for Doug Brocail and Dock Ellis

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
1.46
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.34
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6385
27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2128.1
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.73
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.25
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.21
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.43
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483
2.04
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.34
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
1.95
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.22
96.22
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
95.24
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.88
91.88
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Brocail and Dock Ellis

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
388
415.71
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
600
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
489
523.93
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
69.64
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
65.36
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.29
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.29
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.58
18.22
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.53
13.42
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
98.82
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
73.93
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
98.57
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
45
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
24.64
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
70.59
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
69.64
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
17.8
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.92
4.2
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.93
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
134.12
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
201
215.36
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
4.47
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.79
2.79
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
47.14
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.21
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.29
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.29
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100