Doug Brocail vs. Alan Koch — Career Comparison

Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Alan Koch
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Alan Koch 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 5.41 and 1.516 for Alan Koch. 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 Alan Koch

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Alan Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Alan Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.95
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Alan Koch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.05
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.53
Alan Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.49
Alan Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.77
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Alan Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.67
26.67
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Alan Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Alan Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
4
Alan Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
5.41
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Alan Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Alan Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Alan Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Alan Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Alan Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
384
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Alan Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
9.05
Alan Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
9.63
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.05
9.05
Alan Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.87
Alan Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
1.55
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Alan Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Alan Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
3.17
Alan Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
3.87
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Alan Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Alan Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Alan Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
5.13
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Alan Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Alan Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Alan Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.34
Alan Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.36
Alan Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Alan Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3793
38.79
Alan Koch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
39.87
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Alan Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.46
Alan Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.55
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Alan Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Alan Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Alan Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Alan Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Alan Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3373
34.5
Alan Koch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
35.72
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Alan Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Alan Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.79
38.79
Alan Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.87
39.87

Fielding Stats for Doug Brocail and Alan Koch

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Alan Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Alan Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.95
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Alan Koch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.05
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Alan Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
384
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Alan Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Alan Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.25
Alan Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.98
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Alan Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.43
Alan Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.34
Alan Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.13
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.22
96.22
Alan Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Alan Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.381
0.381
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Alan Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Alan Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Brocail and Alan Koch

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Alan Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Alan Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
43
678.95
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Alan Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Alan Koch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
552.63
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Alan Koch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.514
0.514
Alan Koch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Alan Koch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
157.89
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
77.65
Alan Koch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Koch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Alan Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Alan Koch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Alan Koch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
18.22
Alan Koch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
55.19
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
14
98.82
Alan Koch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
221.05
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Alan Koch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
157.89
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Alan Koch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Alan Koch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Alan Koch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.686
0.686
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Alan Koch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Alan Koch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Alan Koch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Alan Koch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Alan Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Alan Koch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
70.59
Alan Koch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
17.8
Alan Koch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.69
58.31
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
134.12
Alan Koch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
157.89
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
4.47
Alan Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
3.8
3.8
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Alan Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alan Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Alan Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Alan Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Alan Koch
Career
Per 600 PA