Doug Brocail vs. Joe Sullivan — Career Comparison

Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Sullivan
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Sullivan 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 4.01 and 1.529 for Joe Sullivan. 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 Joe Sullivan

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
2.3
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.84
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.53
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.46
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.49
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.57
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.78
44.78
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.67
36.67
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.31
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
4
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
4.01
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1764
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
588
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
9.05
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
9.2
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.05
9.05
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.87
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.38
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
3.17
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
4.56
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
3.31
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.874
0.874
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.29
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.36
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.26
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3793
38.79
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2627
40.21
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.84
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.46
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
5.11
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.529
1.529
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3373
34.5
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2312
35.39
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.79
38.79
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.21
40.21

Fielding Stats for Doug Brocail and Joe Sullivan

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.43
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2640
27
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
9
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.25
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.43
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.34
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.22
96.22
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.81
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.366
0.366
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.973
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.71
6.71
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Brocail and Joe Sullivan

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
152
408.97
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
600
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
559.64
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
115.7
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
11
77.65
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
107.62
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.07
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.07
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
18.22
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.79
29.02
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
14
98.82
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
123.77
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
139.91
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
37.67
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
40.36
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
10
70.59
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
78.03
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
17.8
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.14
32.67
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24.22
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
134.12
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
94.17
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
4.47
4.47
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.37
6.37
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
16.14
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.69
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.69
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.69
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100