Sandy Alcantara vs. Brad Hand — Career Comparison

Sandy Alcantara
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanMiami MarlinsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Sandy 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. Sandy Alcantara led in skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 87), run prevention (ERA+ 121 vs 98), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 95). Role difference aside, Sandy Alcantara holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Sandy Alcantara and Brad Hand

Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.48
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.41
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.44
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.47
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.56
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.7
43.7
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.48
95.48
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
3.65
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
3.75
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226
27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1075.1
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
934
7.82
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
673
7.85
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.82
7.82
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.85
7.85
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.95
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.93
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
2.76
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
3.46
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
931
7.79
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.79
7.79
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.173
1.173
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.22
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.37
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4425
37.04
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3266
38.08
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
4.06
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
4.15
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.14
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.35
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.23
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.82
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.175
1.175
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.257
1.257
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4007
33.54
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.04
37.04
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Sandy Alcantara and Brad Hand

Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.48
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.41
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226
27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1075.1
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.66
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
0.94
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.12
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
1.72
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.43
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.6
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.38
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.17
93.17
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.079
1.079
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.48
95.48
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sandy Alcantara and Brad Hand

Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
177
758.57
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
600
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
87
600
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
548.57
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
30
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
5
21.43
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.57
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.57
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.07
4.58
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
38.57
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
60
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.57
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.79
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.14
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
6
25.71
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.38
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-6.51
-27.9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-4.25
-29.32
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.57
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.43
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
99
424.29
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
151.72
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
1.41
1.41
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
5
21.43
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA