Doug Brocail vs. Cactus Keck — Career Comparison

Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cactus Keck
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cactus Keck 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. Cactus Keck posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.51 and WHIP 1.298 compared to 4 and 1.397 for Doug Brocail. By the career numbers, Cactus Keck had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Brocail and Cactus Keck

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
2.56
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.87
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.53
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.49
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.5
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.87
33.87
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
4
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.51
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
654
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
9.05
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
9.17
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.05
9.05
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.87
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.37
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
3.17
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.52
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.78
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.477
0.477
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.36
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.33
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3793
38.79
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
925
38.19
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.16
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.46
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
4.95
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.298
1.298
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3373
34.5
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
35.34
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.94
1.94
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.79
38.79
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.19
38.19

Fielding Stats for Doug Brocail and Cactus Keck

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.43
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2640
27
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
9
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.25
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.43
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.34
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.22
96.22
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.366
0.366
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.79
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.71
6.71
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Brocail and Cactus Keck

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
62
531.43
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
522.86
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.401
0.401
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
8
68.57
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
7
60
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.58
18.22
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
1.7
14.6
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
98.82
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
9
77.14
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
70.59
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
4
34.29
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
17.8
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
5.38
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
134.12
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
29
248.57
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
4.47
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
4
34.29
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0