Doug Brocail vs. Oad Swigart — Career Comparison

Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Oad Swigart
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Oad Swigart 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 4.44 and 1.500 for Oad Swigart. 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 Oad Swigart

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.93
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.96
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.53
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.49
Oad Swigart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.58
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Oad Swigart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oad Swigart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oad Swigart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
4
Oad Swigart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.44
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Oad Swigart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.2
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
9.05
Oad Swigart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
10.41
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.05
9.05
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.41
10.41
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.87
Oad Swigart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Oad Swigart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
3.17
Oad Swigart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.09
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Oad Swigart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Oad Swigart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
6.57
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
3.28
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Oad Swigart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.707
0.707
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Oad Swigart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.36
Oad Swigart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Oad Swigart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3793
38.79
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
38.96
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.58
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.46
Oad Swigart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.4
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Oad Swigart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Oad Swigart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3373
34.5
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
35.87
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.79
38.79
Oad Swigart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.96
38.96

Fielding Stats for Doug Brocail and Oad Swigart

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.43
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2640
27
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
9
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.25
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Oad Swigart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.43
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.34
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.22
96.22
Oad Swigart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.366
0.366
Oad Swigart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.71
6.71
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Brocail and Oad Swigart

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 600 PA
10
375
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
487.06
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
487.5
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Oad Swigart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.514
0.514
Oad Swigart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.612
0.612
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
77.65
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.58
18.22
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
29.96
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
98.82
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Oad Swigart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Oad Swigart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Oad Swigart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Oad Swigart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Oad Swigart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Oad Swigart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
70.59
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.52
17.8
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.04
39.15
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
19
134.12
Oad Swigart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
4.47
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
14.12
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
14.12
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Oad Swigart
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100