Doug Brocail vs. Patsy Flaherty — Career Comparison

Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Patsy Flaherty
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Patsy Flaherty 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. Patsy Flaherty posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.1 and WHIP 1.246 compared to 4 and 1.397 for Doug Brocail. By the career numbers, Patsy Flaherty had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Brocail and Patsy Flaherty

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
1.2
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1.04
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.53
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.46
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.49
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.58
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.37
44.37
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.71
86.71
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.86
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
391
4
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
3.1
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3908
27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1302.2
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
885
9.05
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1292
8.93
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.87
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.17
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
3.17
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
2.29
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
1.87
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.36
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.39
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3793
38.79
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5384
37.2
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.12
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
4.46
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
615
4.25
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.246
1.246
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3373
34.5
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4997
34.52
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.79
38.79
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.2
37.2

Fielding Stats for Doug Brocail and Patsy Flaherty

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
1.31
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.73
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4281
27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1427
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
0.89
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.25
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
2.92
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.32
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
2.43
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
4.12
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
2.34
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
3.81
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.22
96.22
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.35
92.35
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.918
2.918
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.04
56.04
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.13
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Brocail and Patsy Flaherty

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
235
207.66
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
679
600
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
551.4
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.514
0.514
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
108.69
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
75.11
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.79
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
11.49
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.3
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
33.58
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
18.22
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.9
44.98
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
14
98.82
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
164.36
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
144.92
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
46.83
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
61.86
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
10
70.59
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
103.39
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
17.8
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.76
44.86
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.88
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
35.35
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
134.12
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
113.99
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
4.47
4.47
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.26
5.26
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
14
12.37
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
7.95
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
7.95
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100