Doug Brocail vs. Lefty Smart — Career Comparison

Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Smart
UnknownThrows LeftIndianapolis ABCsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty Smart 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. Lefty Smart posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.78 and WHIP 1.191 compared to 4 and 1.397 for Doug Brocail. By the career numbers, Lefty Smart had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Brocail and Lefty Smart

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.67
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.53
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.49
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
4
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
885
9.05
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
7.93
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.87
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
3.17
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
4.18
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.773
0.773
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.36
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3793
38.79
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
39.11
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
4.46
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.76
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.42
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.191
1.191
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3373
34.5
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
34.93
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.79
38.79
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Doug Brocail and Lefty Smart

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.73
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.81
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
1.25
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.32
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.43
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.52
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.34
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.52
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.22
96.22
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Brocail and Lefty Smart

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
19
285
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
40
600
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
540
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
5
75
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
4
60
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.58
18.22
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1.16
17.41
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
98.82
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
6
90
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
105
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
70.59
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
3
45
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
17.8
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
10.42
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
19
134.12
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
4.47
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA