Doug Brocail vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Forsch 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. Ken Forsch led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 128 vs 116), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 90), and home run suppression (HR9+ 92 vs 86). Doug Brocail held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 111 vs 107). Role difference aside, Ken Forsch holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Doug Brocail and Ken Forsch

Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.53
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.49
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.22
50.22
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
391
4
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
885
9.05
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.87
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
3.17
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.29
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.36
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3793
38.79
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
4.46
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.38
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.24
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
0.69
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3373
34.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.79
38.79
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Doug Brocail and Ken Forsch

Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
0.57
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.25
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.43
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.34
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.22
96.22
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Brocail and Ken Forsch

Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
524.66
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
63.01
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.58
18.22
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
98.82
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
93.15
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
70.59
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
17.8
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
134.12
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
4.47
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
53.42
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.37
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.37
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100