Raul Alcantara vs. Brad Hand — Career Comparison

Raul Alcantara
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Raul Alcantara 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 7.19 and 1.511 for Raul Alcantara. By the career numbers, Brad Hand had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Raul Alcantara and Brad Hand

Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.53
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.75
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.47
Raul Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.97
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Raul Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Raul Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
7.19
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
3.75
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.84
6.84
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.1
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Raul Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
10.29
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.3
10.3
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Raul Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
2.72
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.93
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Raul Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.11
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
3.46
Raul Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Raul Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
5.05
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Raul Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.907
0.907
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Raul Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Raul Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.36
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.54
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
40.99
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3266
38.08
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Raul Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
7.58
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.15
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.58
7.58
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Raul Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.35
Raul Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.58
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.26
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.489
1.489
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
35.94
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Raul Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Raul Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.99
40.99
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Raul Alcantara and Brad Hand

Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.53
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.75
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.1
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.26
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.58
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.12
Raul Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.43
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.58
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.38
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Raul Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Raul Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Raul Alcantara and Brad Hand

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