Doug Brocail vs. Percy Forrest — Career Comparison

Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Percy Forrest
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Percy Forrest 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 7.48 and 1.796 for Percy Forrest. 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 Percy Forrest

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.82
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.29
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.53
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.49
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.96
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.04
13.04
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.05
71.05
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.53
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
4
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
7.48
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
563
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
187.2
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
9.05
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
11.99
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.05
9.05
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.87
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.58
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
3.17
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
4.17
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
2.78
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.773
0.773
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.36
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3793
38.79
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
43.26
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.46
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
9.16
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.42
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.01
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.73
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.82
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.796
1.796
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3373
34.5
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
37.79
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.79
38.79
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.26
43.26

Fielding Stats for Doug Brocail and Percy Forrest

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.85
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.25
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
628
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
209.1
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
1.25
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.28
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.3
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
2.43
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.92
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
2.34
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.62
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.22
96.22
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.71
89.71
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.419
1.419
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.44
67.44
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Brocail and Percy Forrest

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
44
290.11
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
600
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
553.85
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.514
0.514
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.566
0.566
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
125.27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
11
77.65
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
98.9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.37
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.37
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
18.22
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.36
41.93
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
14
98.82
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
151.65
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
158.24
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
8
52.75
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
85.71
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
10
70.59
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
138.46
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
17.8
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.17
47.28
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.59
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.37
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
19
134.12
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
4.47
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.19
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA