Doug Brocail vs. Bill Faul — Career Comparison

Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Faul
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Faul 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.397 compared to 4.72 and 1.332 for Bill Faul. By the career numbers, Doug Brocail had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Brocail and Bill Faul

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Faul
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Bill Faul
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
2.45
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Bill Faul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.14
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.53
Bill Faul
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.41
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.49
Bill Faul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.55
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Bill Faul
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Bill Faul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.48
46.48
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Faul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.28
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Faul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Bill Faul
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
4
Bill Faul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4.72
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Faul
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Bill Faul
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bill Faul
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Bill Faul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Bill Faul
Career
Per 9 Innings
784
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Bill Faul
Career
Per 9 Innings
261.1
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
885
9.05
Bill Faul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
8.51
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Bill Faul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.87
Bill Faul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.45
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Bill Faul
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Faul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
3.17
Bill Faul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
3.27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Bill Faul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Bill Faul
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Bill Faul
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
5.65
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Bill Faul
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Bill Faul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Bill Faul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.991
0.991
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.34
Bill Faul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.45
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.36
Bill Faul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.41
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Bill Faul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3793
38.79
Bill Faul
Career
Per 9 Innings
1117
38.47
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Bill Faul
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.45
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.46
Bill Faul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
5.17
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Bill Faul
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Bill Faul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Bill Faul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Bill Faul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Bill Faul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3373
34.5
Bill Faul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1009
34.75
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Bill Faul
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Bill Faul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.79
38.79
Bill Faul
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.47
38.47

Fielding Stats for Doug Brocail and Bill Faul

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Faul
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Bill Faul
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
2.44
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Bill Faul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.14
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Bill Faul
Career
Per 9 Innings
785
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Bill Faul
Career
Per 9 Innings
261.2
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Bill Faul
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.45
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.25
Bill Faul
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.69
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Bill Faul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.43
Bill Faul
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.34
Bill Faul
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.14
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.22
96.22
Bill Faul
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.19
89.19
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Bill Faul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.465
0.465
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Bill Faul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.48
46.48
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Bill Faul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Faul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Faul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Faul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Faul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Brocail and Bill Faul

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Faul
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Bill Faul
Career
Per 600 PA
71
553.25
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Bill Faul
Career
Per 600 PA
77
600
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Bill Faul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
561.04
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Bill Faul
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Bill Faul
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Bill Faul
Career
Per 600 PA
7
54.55
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Bill Faul
Career
Per 600 PA
4
31.17
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Faul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.38
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Bill Faul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Faul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Bill Faul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.38
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bill Faul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Faul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Faul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.58
18.22
Bill Faul
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
10.36
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
98.82
Bill Faul
Career
Per 600 PA
10
77.92
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Bill Faul
Career
Per 600 PA
10
77.92
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Bill Faul
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Bill Faul
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Bill Faul
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Bill Faul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Bill Faul
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Bill Faul
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Bill Faul
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Bill Faul
Career
Per 600 PA
3
23.38
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Bill Faul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
70.59
Bill Faul
Career
Per 600 PA
7
54.55
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
17.8
Bill Faul
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.71
-13.34
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Faul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Faul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.38
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Faul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
134.12
Bill Faul
Career
Per 600 PA
31
241.56
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
4.47
Bill Faul
Career
Per 600 PA
2.48
2.48
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Faul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Bill Faul
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.79
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Faul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Faul
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.79
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Bill Faul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Faul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Bill Faul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Faul
Career
Per 600 PA