Doug Brocail vs. Ian Kennedy — Career Comparison

Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ian Kennedy
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ian Kennedy 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 walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 92), run prevention (ERA+ 111 vs 91), and home run suppression (HR9+ 86 vs 72). Ian Kennedy held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 78). Role difference aside, Doug Brocail holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Doug Brocail and Ian Kennedy

Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
497
2.35
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.37
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.53
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.49
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.49
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
0.54
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.71
47.71
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.35
58.35
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.31
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
4
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
881
4.16
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5713
27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1904.1
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
885
9.05
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1806
8.54
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.87
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
1.32
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
3.17
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
3.06
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.13
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
642
6.57
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1775
8.39
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.082
1.082
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.34
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.38
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.36
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.4
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3793
38.79
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8100
38.28
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.59
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.46
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
948
4.48
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.33
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.26
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.5
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.288
1.288
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3373
34.5
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7244
34.24
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.79
38.79
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.28
38.28

Fielding Stats for Doug Brocail and Ian Kennedy

Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
497
2.35
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.37
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5713
27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1904.1
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.44
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.25
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
0.73
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.43
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
1.22
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.34
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.17
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.22
96.22
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.75
95.75
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.499
0.499
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.35
58.35
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Brocail and Ian Kennedy

Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
500
751.88
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
600
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
487.06
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
482.71
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.489
0.489
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
63.16
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
43.61
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
16.54
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.5
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
19.55
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
18.22
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.99
21.04
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
98.82
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
87.22
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
114.29
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
31.58
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
27.07
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
70.59
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
57.14
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
17.8
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.38
14.11
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
49.62
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
134.12
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
154
231.58
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
4.47
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
2.59
2.59
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
63.16
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.01
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.51
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ian Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA