Doug Brocail vs. Ray Kolp — Career Comparison

Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ray Kolp
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ray Kolp 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 4.08 and 1.387 for Ray Kolp. 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 Ray Kolp

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ray Kolp
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Ray Kolp
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
2.04
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Ray Kolp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.93
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.53
Ray Kolp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.42
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.49
Ray Kolp
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.51
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Ray Kolp
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.4
45.4
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Ray Kolp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.43
45.43
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Kolp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.35
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Kolp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Ray Kolp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
4
Ray Kolp
Career
Per 9 Innings
765
4.08
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ray Kolp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Ray Kolp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ray Kolp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Ray Kolp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Ray Kolp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5064
27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Ray Kolp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1688
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
9.05
Ray Kolp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1918
10.23
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.05
9.05
Ray Kolp
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.23
10.23
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.87
Ray Kolp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.52
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Ray Kolp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ray Kolp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
3.17
Ray Kolp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
2.26
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Ray Kolp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Ray Kolp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Ray Kolp
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
2.34
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Ray Kolp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Ray Kolp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Ray Kolp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.511
0.511
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Ray Kolp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.36
Ray Kolp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.17
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Ray Kolp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3793
38.79
Ray Kolp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7237
38.59
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Ray Kolp
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.67
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.46
Ray Kolp
Career
Per 9 Innings
897
4.78
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Ray Kolp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Ray Kolp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Ray Kolp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Ray Kolp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Ray Kolp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.387
1.387
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3373
34.5
Ray Kolp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6782
36.16
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Ray Kolp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Ray Kolp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.79
38.79
Ray Kolp
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.59
38.59

Fielding Stats for Doug Brocail and Ray Kolp

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ray Kolp
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Ray Kolp
Career
Per 9 Innings
384
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.43
Ray Kolp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2640
27
Ray Kolp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
9
Ray Kolp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Ray Kolp
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.25
Ray Kolp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Ray Kolp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.43
Ray Kolp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.34
Ray Kolp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.22
96.22
Ray Kolp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.34
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.366
0.366
Ray Kolp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.71
6.71
Ray Kolp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Ray Kolp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Kolp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Kolp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Kolp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Kolp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Brocail and Ray Kolp

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ray Kolp
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Ray Kolp
Career
Per 600 PA
384
387.23
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Ray Kolp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
595
600
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Ray Kolp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
532
536.47
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Ray Kolp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Ray Kolp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Ray Kolp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
98.82
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Ray Kolp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
76.64
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Kolp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.14
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Ray Kolp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.03
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Kolp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Ray Kolp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22.18
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ray Kolp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Kolp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Kolp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
18.22
Ray Kolp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.73
27.97
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
14
98.82
Ray Kolp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
128.07
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Ray Kolp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
117.98
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Ray Kolp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Ray Kolp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Ray Kolp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Ray Kolp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Ray Kolp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Ray Kolp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ray Kolp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Ray Kolp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
43.36
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Ray Kolp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
34.29
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
10
70.59
Ray Kolp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75.63
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
17.8
Ray Kolp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.51
26.74
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Kolp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Kolp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19.16
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Kolp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
134.12
Ray Kolp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
80.67
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
4.47
4.47
Ray Kolp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.44
7.44
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Kolp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Ray Kolp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
44.37
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Kolp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Kolp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.01
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Ray Kolp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Kolp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Ray Kolp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ray Kolp
Career
Per 600 PA