Doug Brocail vs. Chuck Smith — Career Comparison

Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chuck Smith
Gen XTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chuck Smith 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. Chuck Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.84 and WHIP 1.400 compared to 4 and 1.397 for Doug Brocail. By the career numbers, Chuck Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Brocail and Chuck Smith

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.45
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.45
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.53
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.47
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.49
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
4
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
3.84
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
632
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
210.2
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
885
9.05
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
8.54
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.87
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.68
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
3.17
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
3.8
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
642
6.57
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
8.07
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.082
1.082
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.36
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3793
38.79
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
898
38.36
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
4.46
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
4.27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.34
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.35
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.73
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.77
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.372
1.372
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3373
34.5
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
783
33.45
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.79
38.79
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.36
38.36

Fielding Stats for Doug Brocail and Chuck Smith

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.45
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.45
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
632
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
210.2
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.25
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.94
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.43
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.97
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.34
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.84
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.22
96.22
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.48
93.48
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Brocail and Chuck Smith

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
36
308.57
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
565.71
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
77.14
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
77.14
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.58
18.22
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.08
9.28
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
98.82
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
77.14
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
85.71
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
42.86
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
70.59
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
68.57
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
17.8
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.65
-5.54
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
134.12
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
231.43
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
4.47
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.59
2.59
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA