Doug Brocail vs. Charlie King — Career Comparison

Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie King
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Charlie King 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 11.85 and 2.268 for Charlie King. 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 Charlie King

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.53
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.49
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
52
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
4
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
11.85
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.85
11.85
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.383
0.383
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
9.05
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
15.15
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.05
9.05
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.15
15.15
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.87
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.63
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
3.17
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.659
0.659
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.36
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3793
38.79
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
46.76
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.46
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
12.51
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.51
12.51
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.42
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.268
2.268
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3373
34.5
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
39.51
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.79
38.79
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.76
46.76

Fielding Stats for Doug Brocail and Charlie King

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
1.25
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.32
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.43
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.34
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.22
96.22
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Brocail and Charlie King

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
77.65
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.58
18.22
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
10.96
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
98.82
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
63.53
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
70.59
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
17.8
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-1.16
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
19
134.12
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
4.47
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA