How Brad Hand's Saves Compares to Similar Players

Brad Hand totaled 132 career Saves, well above the relief pitcher average of 19.4 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Saves season came in 2019, posting 34, well above the relief pitcher average of 2.4 that year. The lowest point came in 2011 at 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.6 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Saves total went from 21 in 2021 to 5 in 2022 and 1 in 2023, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Saves profile — ranging from 0 to 34 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Brad Hand Lifetime Saves

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Brad Hand
Saves
Career132
Season Avg.10.15
162 Game Avg.36.93
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Brad Hand Saves Per Season

Brad Hand's Saves for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Brad Hand Saves per season line chart

Brad Hand Saves by Team

Brad Hand's career Saves totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Brad Hand career Saves by team bar chart

Brad Hand Cumulative Saves — Career Progression

A running total of Brad Hand's career Saves, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Brad Hand Saves year-over-year waterfall chart

Brad Hand Saves Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Brad Hand's seasonal Saves alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Brad Hand Saves distribution box chart versus comparable players

Brad Hand Saves — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Brad Hand's MLB career with Saves alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Brad Hand Saves season-by-season breakdown table