Doug Brocail vs. George Johnson — Career Comparison

Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
George Johnson
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City PackersFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher

George Johnson 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. George Johnson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.95 and WHIP 1.248 compared to 4 and 1.397 for Doug Brocail. By the career numbers, George Johnson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Brocail and George Johnson

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
1.45
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.11
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.53
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.52
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.49
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.56
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.19
48.19
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.58
76.58
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.58
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
4
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
2.95
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2065
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
688.1
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
885
9.05
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
667
8.72
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.87
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.2
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
3.17
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
2.51
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
304
3.97
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.721
0.721
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.36
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.25
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3793
38.79
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2816
36.82
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.17
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
4.46
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
4.42
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3373
34.5
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2605
34.06
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.79
38.79
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.82
36.82

Fielding Stats for Doug Brocail and George Johnson

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.43
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2640
27
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
9
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.25
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.43
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.34
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.22
96.22
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.56
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.366
0.366
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.901
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.71
6.71
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Brocail and George Johnson

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
George Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
George Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
111
265.34
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
600
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
535.46
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
George Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
George Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
64.54
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
47.81
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.17
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
George Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.39
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.17
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.73
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
18.22
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.33
24.69
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
98.82
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
98.01
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
109.96
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
George Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
George Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
George Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
28.69
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
35.86
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
70.59
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
57.37
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
17.8
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.93
11.78
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.17
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
38.25
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
134.12
George Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
100
239.04
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
4.47
George Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
2.51
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
George Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
19.12
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.17
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.17
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
George Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100