Doug Brocail vs. José Parra — Career Comparison

Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
José Parra
Lost GenerationCubaCaribbeanAll CubansWestern League (Independent)Starting Pitcher

José Parra 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. José Parra posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.73 and WHIP 1.182 compared to 4 and 1.397 for Doug Brocail. By the career numbers, José Parra had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Brocail and José Parra

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.09
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.09
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.53
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.49
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.82
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.82
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
4
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.73
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
885
9.05
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.87
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
3.17
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.64
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
4.91
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.36
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.09
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3793
38.79
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
38.45
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.46
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
4.91
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.42
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.09
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3373
34.5
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
34.64
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.79
38.79
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45

Fielding Stats for Doug Brocail and José Parra

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.09
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.43
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
1.25
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.73
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
2.43
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
2.34
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.73
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.22
96.22
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.71
6.71
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Brocail and José Parra

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
4
184.62
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
77.65
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.58
18.22
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
19.91
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
98.82
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
70.59
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
17.8
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
16.4
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
19
134.12
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
4.47
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
14.12
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
14.12
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100