Doug Brocail vs. Nels Potter — Career Comparison

Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nels Potter
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nels 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. Nels Potter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.366 compared to 4 and 1.397 for Doug Brocail. By the career numbers, Nels Potter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Brocail and Nels Potter

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
1.86
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.94
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.53
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.49
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.49
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.52
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.68
48.68
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.72
50.72
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.48
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.12
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
391
4
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
3.99
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5058
27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1686
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
9.05
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1721
9.19
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.05
9.05
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.87
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.66
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
3.17
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
3.11
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
747
3.99
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.788
0.788
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.21
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.36
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3793
38.79
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7248
38.69
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.67
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.46
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
4.5
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.366
1.366
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3373
34.5
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6645
35.47
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.79
38.79
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Doug Brocail and Nels Potter

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.43
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2640
27
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
9
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.25
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.43
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.34
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.22
96.22
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.74
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.366
0.366
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.161
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.71
6.71
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Brocail and Nels Potter

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
352
337.38
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
626
600
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
538.66
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.514
0.514
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
122.68
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
11
77.65
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
108.31
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.38
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.38
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
18.22
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.96
34.47
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
14
98.82
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
137.06
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
157.19
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
23.96
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
35.46
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
70.59
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
59.42
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
17.8
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.78
41
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.96
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
33.55
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
134.12
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
47.92
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
4.47
4.47
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.52
12.52
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
26.84
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
13.42
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA