Doug Brocail vs. Bruce Howard — Career Comparison

Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Howard
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Howard 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. Bruce Howard led in strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 78), home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 86), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 90). Doug Brocail held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 86). Role difference aside, Bruce Howard holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Doug Brocail and Bruce Howard

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
2.04
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.28
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.53
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.49
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.61
45.61
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
4
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
3.18
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
885
9.05
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
7.64
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.64
7.64
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.87
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.77
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
3.17
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
4.07
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
5.94
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.082
1.082
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.34
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.41
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.36
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3793
38.79
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2229
37.95
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.29
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
4.46
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
3.73
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3373
34.5
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982
33.74
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.79
38.79
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95

Fielding Stats for Doug Brocail and Bruce Howard

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
2.04
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.28
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
1.25
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.6
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.43
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
2.11
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.34
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
2.04
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.22
96.22
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Brocail and Bruce Howard

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
120
416.18
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
600
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
509.83
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
58.96
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
34.68
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.34
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.47
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.28
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
18.22
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.49
19.05
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
98.82
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
93.64
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
100.58
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.34
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.28
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
70.59
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
38.15
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
17.8
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1.6
5.54
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.15
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
134.12
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
49
169.94
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
4.47
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.53
3.53
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
13
45.09
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.94
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.47
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0