Doug Brocail vs. Rube Peters — Career Comparison

Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Peters
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Peters 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 4.06 and 1.606 for Rube Peters. 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 Rube Peters

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.4
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.86
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.53
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.49
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.49
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.9
35.9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.31
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
4
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
4.06
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.15
7.15
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.445
0.445
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
146.1
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
9.05
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
11.44
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.05
9.05
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.44
11.44
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.87
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
3.17
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.01
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
3.2
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.36
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.37
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3793
38.79
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
29.09
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.11
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.46
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
6.09
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.606
1.606
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3373
34.5
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
25.71
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.504
0.504
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.79
38.79
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.09
29.09

Fielding Stats for Doug Brocail and Rube Peters

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.43
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2640
27
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
9
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.25
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.43
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.34
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.22
96.22
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.74
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.366
0.366
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.846
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.71
6.71
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Brocail and Rube Peters

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
39
497.87
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
47
600
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
536.17
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
89.36
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
6
76.6
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.77
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.77
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.58
18.22
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
21.2
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
98.82
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
102.13
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
114.89
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25.53
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
38.3
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
70.59
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
5
63.83
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.52
17.8
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.41
18.02
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25.53
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
134.12
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
140.43
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
4.47
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
4.27
4.27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
3
38.3
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rube Peters
Career
Per 600 PA