Doug Brocail vs. Wilmer Fields — Career Comparison

Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Wilmer Fields
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Wilmer Fields 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. Wilmer Fields posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.47 and WHIP 1.299 compared to 4 and 1.397 for Doug Brocail. By the career numbers, Wilmer Fields had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Brocail and Wilmer Fields

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.6
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.14
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.53
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.88
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.49
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
52
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.67
76.67
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.65
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
4
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
3.47
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
709
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
236.1
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
885
9.05
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
8.83
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.87
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
3.17
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
2.86
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
4.15
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.779
0.779
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.36
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3793
38.79
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1009
38.42
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
4.46
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
4.19
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.42
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.72
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.73
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.14
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3373
34.5
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
911
34.69
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.79
38.79
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.42
38.42

Fielding Stats for Doug Brocail and Wilmer Fields

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.53
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.07
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1444
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
481.1
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.97
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
1.25
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.43
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
2.34
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.34
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
2.24
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.22
96.22
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.463
1.463
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.51
69.51
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Brocail and Wilmer Fields

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 600 PA
95
230.77
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
600
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
573.28
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.514
0.514
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.675
0.675
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
153.04
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
11
77.65
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
114.17
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.86
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.15
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.86
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
38.87
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
18.22
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.48
61.88
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
14
98.82
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
213.77
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
172.47
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.664
0.664
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.561
0.561
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
9
63.53
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
82.59
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
106.88
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
10
70.59
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
184.62
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
17.8
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.04
70.55
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
19.43
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
19
134.12
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.86
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
4.47
4.47
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123.5
123.5
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.29
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.43
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.43
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100