Grady Adkins vs. Brad Hand — Career Comparison

Grady Adkins
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Grady Adkins 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 4.34 and 1.540 for Grady Adkins. By the career numbers, Brad Hand had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Grady Adkins and Brad Hand

Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.66
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.04
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.3
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.47
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.67
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.69
62.69
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.47
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
4.34
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
3.75
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1089
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
363
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
9.99
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.99
9.99
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.6
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.93
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
3.87
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.46
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.93
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.645
0.645
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.17
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1626
40.31
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3266
38.08
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.45
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
5.23
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.15
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.35
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1463
36.27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.31
40.31
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Grady Adkins and Brad Hand

Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.5
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2316
27
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
772
9
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.26
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.12
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.43
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.38
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.597
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Grady Adkins and Brad Hand

Grady Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
76
342.86
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
600
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
87
600
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
523.31
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
94.74
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
67.67
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.53
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.53
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
27.07
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.4
33.36
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
135.34
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
126.32
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
40.6
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
27.07
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
67.67
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
6
41.38
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.43
33.51
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.25
-29.32
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.51
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
27.07
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
117.29
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
151.72
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
5.12
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
3.95
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
10
45.11
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.51
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.51
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA