Doug Brocail vs. Gary Fortune — Career Comparison

Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gary Fortune
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Gary Fortune 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 6.61 and 1.738 for Gary Fortune. 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 Gary Fortune

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.32
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.7
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.53
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.49
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.58
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
4
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
6.61
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.2
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
9.05
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
10.31
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.05
9.05
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.31
10.31
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.87
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
3.17
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
5.33
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.67
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.888
0.888
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.34
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.58
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.36
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3793
38.79
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
41.83
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.46
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
7.42
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.42
7.42
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.738
1.738
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3373
34.5
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
36.39
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.79
38.79
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.83
41.83

Fielding Stats for Doug Brocail and Gary Fortune

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.43
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2640
27
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
9
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.25
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.43
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.34
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.22
96.22
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.366
0.366
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.95
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.71
6.71
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Brocail and Gary Fortune

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
20
461.54
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
553.85
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.58
18.22
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
28.92
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
98.82
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
70.59
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.52
17.8
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.03
23.79
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
134.12
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
253.85
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
4.47
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
2.36
2.36
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA