Doug Brocail vs. Joe Slusarski — Career Comparison

Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Slusarski
Gen XIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Slusarski 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 5.18 and 1.557 for Joe Slusarski. 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 Slusarski

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
3.47
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.53
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.49
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.62
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.81
28.81
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
4
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
5.18
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
917
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
305.2
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
9.05
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
10.07
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.05
9.05
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.07
10.07
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.87
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.32
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
3.17
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
3.68
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.26
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
5.09
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.975
0.975
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.36
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.44
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3793
38.79
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1358
39.98
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.85
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.46
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
5.56
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.21
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.35
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.73
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.82
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.528
1.528
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3373
34.5
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1199
35.3
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.79
38.79
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.98
39.98

Fielding Stats for Doug Brocail and Joe Slusarski

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
3.47
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
917
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
305.2
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.56
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.25
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.77
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.43
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.35
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.34
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.32
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.22
96.22
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.83
97.83
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.381
0.381
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.81
28.81
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Brocail and Joe Slusarski

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
637
4496.47
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
7866.67
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.58
18.22
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
6.61
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
98.82
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
63.53
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
70.59
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
17.8
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.27
-18.25
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
134.12
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
333.33
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
4.47
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
1.8
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA