Doug Brocail vs. Fred Smith — Career Comparison

Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Smith
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred 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. Fred Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.85 and WHIP 1.336 compared to 4 and 1.397 for Doug Brocail. By the career numbers, Fred Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Brocail and Fred Smith

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.95
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.53
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.49
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.74
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.53
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
4
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.85
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.1
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
9.05
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
9.49
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.05
9.05
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.87
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
3.17
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.53
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.504
0.504
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.36
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3793
38.79
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
37.55
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.95
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.46
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
4.64
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3373
34.5
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
34.59
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.79
38.79
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Doug Brocail and Fred Smith

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.91
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.95
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.64
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
1.25
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.65
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
2.43
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.49
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
2.34
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.28
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.22
96.22
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.94
93.94
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.722
1.722
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Brocail and Fred Smith

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
18
372.41
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
579.31
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.58
18.22
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
7.87
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
98.82
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
70.59
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
17.8
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.67
-13.91
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
134.12
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
165.52
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
4.47
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3.63
3.63
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
14.12
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
14.12
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100