Doug Brocail vs. Eric Erickson — Career Comparison

Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eric Erickson
Lost GenerationSwedenThrows RightBats RightEuropeWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Eric Erickson 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. Eric Erickson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.85 and WHIP 1.440 compared to 4 and 1.397 for Doug Brocail. By the career numbers, Eric Erickson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Brocail and Eric Erickson

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.59
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.02
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.53
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.37
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.49
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.62
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.36
37.36
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.14
64.14
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.46
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
4
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
3.85
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2466
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
822
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
885
9.05
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
805
8.81
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.87
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.41
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
3.17
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
4.15
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
4.02
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.908
0.908
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.2
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.36
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.38
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3793
38.79
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3542
38.78
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.36
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.46
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
5.01
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3373
34.5
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3128
34.25
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.79
38.79
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.78
38.78

Fielding Stats for Doug Brocail and Eric Erickson

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.43
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2640
27
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
9
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.25
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.43
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.34
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.22
96.22
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.48
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.366
0.366
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.11
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.71
6.71
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Brocail and Eric Erickson

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
145
281.55
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
600
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
541.75
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
97.09
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
11
77.65
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
79.61
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
15.53
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.94
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.48
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
18.22
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.71
26.63
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
14
98.82
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
118.45
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
122.33
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
31.07
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
40.78
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
70.59
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
69.9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
17.8
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.36
24.01
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.24
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
134.12
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
92
178.64
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
4.47
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
33.01
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA