Doug Brocail vs. Joe Skalski — Career Comparison

Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Skalski
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Skalski 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 6.75 and 1.650 for Joe Skalski. 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 Joe Skalski

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.7
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.53
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.49
Joe Skalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.7
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Joe Skalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
4
Joe Skalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
6.75
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Joe Skalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
9.05
Joe Skalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
9.45
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.05
9.05
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.87
Joe Skalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Joe Skalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Joe Skalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
3.17
Joe Skalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Joe Skalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
4.05
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Joe Skalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Joe Skalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.36
Joe Skalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.7
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Joe Skalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3793
38.79
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
44.55
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.46
Joe Skalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
8.1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Joe Skalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Joe Skalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3373
34.5
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
36.45
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Joe Skalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.79
38.79
Joe Skalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.55
44.55

Fielding Stats for Doug Brocail and Joe Skalski

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.7
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
1.25
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Joe Skalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.43
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.34
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.22
96.22
Joe Skalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Joe Skalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Joe Skalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Brocail and Joe Skalski

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
600
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
487.06
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.58
18.22
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
98.82
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
70.59
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
17.8
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
19
134.12
Joe Skalski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
4.47
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA