Doug Brocail vs. Denny Stark — Career Comparison

Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Denny Stark
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Denny Stark 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 5.81 and 1.679 for Denny Stark. 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 Denny Stark

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
2.48
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.43
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.53
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.51
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.49
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.48
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.72
51.72
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.53
57.53
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
4
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
5.81
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
795
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
9.05
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
10.29
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.05
9.05
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.29
10.29
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.87
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.8
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
3.17
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
4.52
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.31
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
4.31
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.981
0.981
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.2
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.36
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3793
38.79
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1223
41.54
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.31
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.46
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
6.83
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.83
6.83
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.35
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.58
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.65
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.645
1.645
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3373
34.5
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1057
35.9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.79
38.79
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54

Fielding Stats for Doug Brocail and Denny Stark

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
2.48
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.43
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
795
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.54
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.25
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.02
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.43
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.6
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.34
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.56
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.22
96.22
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.87
97.87
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.53
57.53
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Brocail and Denny Stark

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
74
541.46
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
82
600
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
519.51
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
7
51.22
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.95
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
29.27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
18.22
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
19.56
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
98.82
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
13
95.12
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
87.8
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
5
36.59
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
58.54
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
10
70.59
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
87.8
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
17.8
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.08
-0.55
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.59
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
134.12
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
28
204.88
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
4.47
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
2.93
2.93
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
4
29.27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.32
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA