Doug Brocail vs. Lamar Potter — Career Comparison

Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lamar Potter
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightNorth AmericaAtlanta Black CrackersNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lamar Potter 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 6.23 and 1.431 for Lamar Potter. 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 Lamar Potter

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.08
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.25
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.53
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.49
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
4
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.23
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
9.05
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
9.55
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.05
9.05
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.87
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
3.17
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
3.32
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
3.74
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.785
0.785
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.36
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3793
38.79
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
39.88
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.46
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
7.89
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.431
1.431
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3373
34.5
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
35.72
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.79
38.79
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.88
39.88

Fielding Stats for Doug Brocail and Lamar Potter

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.78
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.46
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
1.09
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.46
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
1.25
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.91
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
2.43
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
5.01
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
2.34
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
4.37
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.22
96.22
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.1
87.1
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.455
2.455
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.82
81.82
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Brocail and Lamar Potter

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
240
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
25
600
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
600
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
120
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
77.65
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
120
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.58
18.22
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
21.64
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
98.82
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
120
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
120
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
63.53
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
70.59
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
96
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.52
17.8
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
23.33
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
19
134.12
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
4.47
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA