Mick Abel vs. Brad Hand — Career Comparison

Mick Abel
Gen ZOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Mick Abel 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 1.290 compared to 6.23 and 1.513 for Mick Abel. By the career numbers, Brad Hand had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mick Abel and Brad Hand

Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.31
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.85
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.69
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.92
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.23
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
3.75
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
9.92
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.85
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.93
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.69
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.46
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.34
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
40.15
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3266
38.08
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.46
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.15
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.35
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.69
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
36.23
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.15
40.15
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Mick Abel and Brad Hand

Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.31
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.85
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.69
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.12
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.92
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.43
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.92
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.38
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.93
95.93
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mick Abel and Brad Hand

Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
600
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
496.55
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
1.17
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.79
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.38
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-4.25
-29.32
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
22
151.72
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA