Doug Brocail vs. Junius Savage — Career Comparison

Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Junius Savage
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Junius Savage 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. Junius Savage posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.96 and WHIP 1.293 compared to 4 and 1.397 for Doug Brocail. By the career numbers, Junius Savage had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Brocail and Junius Savage

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.33
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.53
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.49
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
4
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.96
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.197
0.197
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
885
9.05
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
6.28
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.28
6.28
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.87
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
3.17
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.35
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
642
6.57
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
7.91
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.082
1.082
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.474
1.474
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.36
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3793
38.79
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
37.94
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.4
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
4.46
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.19
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.42
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.73
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.16
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3373
34.5
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
31.89
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.79
38.79
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94

Fielding Stats for Doug Brocail and Junius Savage

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.33
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
1.25
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.56
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
2.43
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.79
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
2.34
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.79
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.22
96.22
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Brocail and Junius Savage

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
10
400
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
520
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.514
0.514
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
77.65
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.58
18.22
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.86
34.51
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
98.82
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
63.53
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
70.59
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.52
17.8
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.18
47.05
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
19
134.12
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
4.47
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA