Doug Brocail vs. Jack Powell — Career Comparison

Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Powell
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Powell 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. Jack Powell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.97 and WHIP 1.217 compared to 4 and 1.397 for Doug Brocail. By the career numbers, Jack Powell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Brocail and Jack Powell

Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
1.19
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
1.06
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.53
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
0.5
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.49
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
0.52
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
49
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.27
89.27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
0.87
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.09
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.03
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
391
4
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1450
2.97
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13167
27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4389
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
885
9.05
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4319
8.86
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.87
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.23
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
3.17
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
2.09
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1621
3.32
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.602
0.602
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.14
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.36
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.25
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3793
38.79
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17896
36.7
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.12
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
4.46
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1991
4.08
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3373
34.5
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16755
34.36
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.79
38.79
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.7
36.7

Fielding Stats for Doug Brocail and Jack Powell

Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
1.32
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
0.46
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11934
27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3978
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
0.31
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.25
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
970
2.19
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.17
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
2.43
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1180
2.67
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
2.34
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
2.5
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.22
96.22
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.64
93.64
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.892
1.892
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.1
35.1
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.08
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Brocail and Jack Powell

Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Jack Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
585
200.11
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1754
600
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1610
550.74
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.514
0.514
Jack Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.514
0.514
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
105.7
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
11
77.65
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
85.18
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
13
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
4.79
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.74
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
20.52
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
18.22
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100.43
34.35
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
14
98.82
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
399
136.49
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
403
137.86
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Jack Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
45.5
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
42.42
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
10
70.59
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
85.18
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
17.8
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101.81
34.83
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.39
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
29.76
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
134.12
Jack Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
299
102.28
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
4.47
4.47
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.87
5.87
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
17.1
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.03
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.03
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Jack Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100