Glenn Abbott vs. Brad Hand — Career Comparison

Glenn Abbott
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Glenn Abbott built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Hand as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brad Hand led in home run suppression (HR9+ 121 vs 69), run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 86), and strikeout rate (K%+ 76 vs 71). Glenn Abbott held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 120 vs 95). Role difference aside, Brad Hand holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Glenn Abbott and Brad Hand

Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
1.74
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Glenn Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
1.44
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Glenn Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.43
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.47
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.58
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Glenn Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.76
42.76
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Glenn Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.06
83.06
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Glenn Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.26
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
627
4.39
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
3.75
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Glenn Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3858
27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Glenn Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1286
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1405
9.83
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
1.13
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.93
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.46
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
3.46
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Glenn Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
3.39
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Glenn Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Glenn Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Glenn Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.22
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Glenn Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5508
38.55
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3266
38.08
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
707
4.95
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.15
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.42
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.35
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.26
Glenn Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.78
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.366
1.366
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Glenn Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5025
35.17
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Glenn Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Glenn Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Glenn Abbott and Brad Hand

Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
1.74
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Glenn Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
1.44
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Glenn Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3858
27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Glenn Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1286
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Glenn Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.79
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Glenn Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
1.31
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.12
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Glenn Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
2.22
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.43
Glenn Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.1
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.38
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.64
94.64
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Glenn Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Glenn Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.06
83.06
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Glenn Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Glenn Abbott and Brad Hand

Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
11
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
248
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
600
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
496.55
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
1.17
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.79
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.38
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-4.25
-29.32
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
22
151.72
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA