Doug Brocail vs. Dick Joyce — Career Comparison

Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Joyce
Silent GenerationMaineThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Joyce 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. Dick Joyce posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.77 and WHIP 1.231 compared to 4 and 1.397 for Doug Brocail. By the career numbers, Dick Joyce had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Brocail and Dick Joyce

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.46
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.53
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.49
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
4
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.77
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
885
9.05
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.31
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.87
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
3.17
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.77
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
4.85
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.34
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.38
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.36
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3793
38.79
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
38.08
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.38
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.46
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.85
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.231
1.231
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3373
34.5
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
35.31
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.79
38.79
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Doug Brocail and Dick Joyce

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.46
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
1.25
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.38
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.43
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.38
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.34
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.38
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.22
96.22
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Brocail and Dick Joyce

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
5
750
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.58
18.22
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
98.82
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
70.59
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
17.8
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-64.8
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
134.12
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
4.47
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA