Doug Brocail vs. Bill Parsons — Career Comparison

Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Parsons
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Parsons 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 98), run prevention (ERA+ 111 vs 93), and home run suppression (HR9+ 86 vs 84). Bill Parsons held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 91 vs 78). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Doug Brocail.

Pitching Stats for Doug Brocail and Bill Parsons

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
1.61
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.42
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.53
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.49
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.62
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.62
44.62
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.17
88.17
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.38
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
4
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
3.89
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1561
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
520.1
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
885
9.05
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
8.18
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.18
8.18
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.87
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
3.17
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
4
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
4.88
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.986
0.986
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.36
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3793
38.79
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2224
38.47
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
4.46
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
4.27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.28
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.29
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3373
34.5
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1953
33.78
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.79
38.79
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.47
38.47

Fielding Stats for Doug Brocail and Bill Parsons

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
1.61
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.42
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1562
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
520.2
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.55
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.25
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.12
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.43
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.69
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.34
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.68
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.22
96.22
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.98
98.98
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.043
1.043
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.17
88.17
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Brocail and Bill Parsons

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
93
336.14
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
600
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
502.41
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.514
0.514
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
83.13
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
65.06
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.46
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.07
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
18.22
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.14
25.79
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
14
98.82
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
108.43
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.89
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
8
28.92
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
54.22
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
10
70.59
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
79.52
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
17.8
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.05
21.88
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
39.76
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
134.12
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
61
220.48
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
4.47
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
2.72
2.72
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
14
50.6
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.23
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.23
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA