Doug Brocail vs. Zack Foreman — Career Comparison

Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Zack Foreman
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Zack Foreman 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 4.65 and 1.468 for Zack Foreman. 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 Zack Foreman

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.66
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.08
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.53
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.66
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.49
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
52
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.5
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
4
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4.65
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
108.1
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
9.05
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
10.72
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.05
9.05
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.72
10.72
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.87
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
3.17
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.49
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.99
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.499
0.499
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.36
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3793
38.79
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
40.29
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.5
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.46
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
6.06
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.42
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.16
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.73
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.75
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3373
34.5
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
36.3
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.79
38.79
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.29
40.29

Fielding Stats for Doug Brocail and Zack Foreman

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.65
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.05
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
120.1
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.82
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
1.25
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.84
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.3
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
2.43
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.96
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
2.34
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.66
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.22
96.22
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.45
92.45
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.227
2.227
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Brocail and Zack Foreman

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
22
253.85
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
52
600
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
507.69
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
92.31
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
77.65
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.58
18.22
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.76
20.25
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
98.82
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
115.38
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
92.31
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.08
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
70.59
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
57.69
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.52
17.8
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
22.19
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
19
134.12
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
4.47
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
92.31
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA