Doug Brocail vs. Dick Starr — Career Comparison

Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Starr
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Starr 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 5.25 and 1.706 for Dick Starr. 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 Dick Starr

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
2.43
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.18
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.53
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.49
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.63
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.39
48.39
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
4
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
5.25
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1034
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
344.2
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
9.05
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
10.18
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.05
9.05
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.18
10.18
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.87
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.04
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
3.17
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
5.17
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.13
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.923
0.923
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.36
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.26
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3793
38.79
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582
41.31
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.6
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.46
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
230
6.01
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.706
1.706
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3373
34.5
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1374
35.88
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.79
38.79
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.31
41.31

Fielding Stats for Doug Brocail and Dick Starr

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.43
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2640
27
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
9
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.25
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.43
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.34
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.22
96.22
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.92
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.366
0.366
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.602
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.71
6.71
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Brocail and Dick Starr

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
94
499.12
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
515.04
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
79.65
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
11
58.41
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.24
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.24
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
18.22
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
22.65
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
14
98.82
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
100.88
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
132.74
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
58.41
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
70.59
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
69.03
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
17.8
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.22
17.09
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
53.1
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
134.12
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
36
191.15
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
4.47
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
6
31.86
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.31
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.31
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0