Doug Brocail vs. Al Sima — Career Comparison

Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Sima
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Sima 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 4.61 and 1.539 for Al Sima. 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 Al Sima

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
2.92
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.87
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.53
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.49
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.61
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.38
34.38
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
4
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
4.61
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
926
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
308.2
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
9.05
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
10
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.05
9.05
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.87
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
3.17
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
3.85
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
3.24
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.787
0.787
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.36
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3793
38.79
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1376
40.12
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.87
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.46
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
5.45
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3373
34.5
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1240
36.16
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.79
38.79
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12

Fielding Stats for Doug Brocail and Al Sima

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
626
6.4
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
10.42
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.83
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.1
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.73
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
1.25
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
5.42
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
2.43
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.57
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
2.34
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.15
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.22
96.22
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.65
93.65
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Brocail and Al Sima

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
100
645.16
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
600
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
529.03
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
9
58.06
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
7
45.16
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.58
18.22
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
13.32
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
98.82
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
13
83.87
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
5
32.26
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.35
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
70.59
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
7
45.16
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
17.8
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.52
-9.83
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.35
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
134.12
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
44
283.87
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
4.47
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2.11
2.11
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
8
51.61
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0