Doug Brocail vs. Jim Kaat — Career Comparison

Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Kaat
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Jim Kaat 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 led in run prevention (ERA+ 111 vs 87), home run suppression (HR9+ 86 vs 81), and strikeout rate (K%+ 78 vs 73). Jim Kaat held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 178 vs 116). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Doug Brocail.

Pitching Stats for Doug Brocail and Jim Kaat

Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
898
1.78
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
1.24
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.53
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
0.56
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.49
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
0.47
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
52
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.42
54.42
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.6
69.6
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.36
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.04
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
391
4
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1738
3.45
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13591
27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4530.1
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
9.05
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
4620
9.18
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.05
9.05
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.18
9.18
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.87
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
0.78
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
3.17
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1083
2.15
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.23
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2461
4.89
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
0.782
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.25
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.36
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.24
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.01
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3793
38.79
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19023
37.79
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.2
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
4.46
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2038
4.05
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.18
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.16
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.39
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3373
34.5
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17645
35.05
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.79
38.79
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.79
37.79

Fielding Stats for Doug Brocail and Jim Kaat

Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
898
1.78
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
1.24
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13587
27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4529
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
0.52
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.25
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
1.48
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.11
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.43
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1062
2.11
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.34
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1006
2
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.22
96.22
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.73
94.73
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.6
69.6
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.13
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Brocail and Jim Kaat

Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1004
442.29
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1362
600
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1251
551.1
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.514
0.514
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
102.2
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
73.57
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
19.38
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.2
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
7.05
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
28.63
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
18.22
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.45
35.88
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
14
98.82
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
334
147.14
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
302
133.04
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
51.54
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
46.7
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
10
70.59
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
91.19
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
17.8
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.39
31.45
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.08
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
27.75
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.44
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
134.12
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
367
161.67
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
4.47
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
3.71
3.71
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
14.98
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.08
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
14
6.17
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.2
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.44
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
2.64
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
83.33
83.33