Doug Brocail vs. Tommy Johnson — Career Comparison

Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tommy Johnson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Tommy 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. Doug Brocail posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.397 compared to 5.95 and 1.724 for Tommy Johnson. 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 Tommy Johnson

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.55
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.06
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.53
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.49
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.28
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
4
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.95
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
9.05
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
10.84
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.05
9.05
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.84
10.84
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.87
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
3.17
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.46
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.756
0.756
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.36
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3793
38.79
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
41.88
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.28
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.46
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.73
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.85
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.701
1.701
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3373
34.5
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
36.99
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.79
38.79
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.88
41.88

Fielding Stats for Doug Brocail and Tommy Johnson

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.55
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.06
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
1.25
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.13
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
2.43
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.55
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
2.34
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.22
96.22
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Brocail and Tommy Johnson

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
525
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.514
0.514
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.58
18.22
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
39.5
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
98.82
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
63.53
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
70.59
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.52
17.8
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
39.47
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
19
134.12
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
4.47
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA