Doug Brocail vs. Fred Sanford — Career Comparison

Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Sanford
Greatest GenerationUtahThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Sanford 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 4.45 and 1.558 for Fred Sanford. 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 Fred Sanford

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
1.98
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.19
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.53
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.45
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.49
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.67
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.22
40.22
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.76
59.76
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.31
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
4
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
4.45
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2232
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
744
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
9.05
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
768
9.29
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.05
9.05
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.29
9.29
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.87
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.81
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
3.17
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
4.73
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
3.45
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.36
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3793
38.79
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3306
39.99
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.33
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.46
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
4.9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.558
1.558
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3373
34.5
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2912
35.23
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.79
38.79
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.99
39.99

Fielding Stats for Doug Brocail and Fred Sanford

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.43
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2640
27
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
9
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.25
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.43
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.34
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.22
96.22
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.11
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.366
0.366
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.055
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.71
6.71
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Brocail and Fred Sanford

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
165
388.24
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
600
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
538.82
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
91.76
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
68.24
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.18
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.35
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
23.53
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
18.22
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.14
26.21
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
14
98.82
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
120
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
120
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
51.76
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
23.53
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
10
70.59
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
72.94
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
17.8
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.94
21.04
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
28.24
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
134.12
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
67
157.65
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
4.47
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
14
32.94
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.35
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.35
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.35
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0