Doug Brocail vs. Bill Swift — Career Comparison

Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Swift
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Swift 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. Bill Swift posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.58 and WHIP 1.241 compared to 4 and 1.397 for Doug Brocail. By the career numbers, Bill Swift had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Brocail and Bill Swift

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
1.85
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.53
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.52
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.49
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.45
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
52
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.67
53.67
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.51
48.51
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.43
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.11
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
391
4
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
651
3.58
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4913
27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1637.2
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
9.05
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1682
9.24
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.05
9.05
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.87
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.57
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
3.17
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
1.93
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
3.5
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.603
0.603
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.36
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.2
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3793
38.79
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6891
37.87
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.65
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
4.46
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
4.14
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.241
1.241
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3373
34.5
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6504
35.74
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.79
38.79
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Doug Brocail and Bill Swift

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.43
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2640
27
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
9
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.25
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.43
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.34
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.22
96.22
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.11
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.366
0.366
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.81
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.71
6.71
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Brocail and Bill Swift

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
336
323.08
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
624
600
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
591
568.27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.514
0.514
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
128.85
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
11
77.65
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
97.12
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
25.96
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.88
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.88
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
31.73
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
18.22
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.32
38.77
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
14
98.82
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
169.23
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
149.04
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
41.35
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
51.92
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
10
70.59
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
90.38
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
17.8
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.63
39.06
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.92
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
18.27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
134.12
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
108.65
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
4.47
4.47
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.52
5.52
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
12
11.54
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
20
19.23
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA