Bob Anderson vs. Brad Hand — Career Comparison

Bob Anderson
Silent GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Bob Anderson 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 107), run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 89), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 95 vs 93). Bob Anderson held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 76). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Brad Hand.

Pitching Stats for Bob Anderson and Brad Hand

Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
2.63
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.39
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.47
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.49
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.9
43.9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.8
37.8
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
4.26
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
3.75
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2522
27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
840.2
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
858
9.19
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.86
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.93
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
3.42
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
3.46
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.33
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.3
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
502
5.37
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.977
0.977
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.32
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.29
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3634
38.9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3266
38.08
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.66
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
4.82
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.15
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.35
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3288
35.2
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.9
38.9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Bob Anderson and Brad Hand

Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
2.64
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2519
27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839.2
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.49
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.77
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.12
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
2.4
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.43
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
2.26
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.38
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.2
94.2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.858
0.858
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.8
37.8
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Anderson and Brad Hand

Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
247
540.88
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
600
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
87
600
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246
538.69
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
72.26
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
61.31
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.95
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.34
18.26
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
94.16
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
98.54
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
39.42
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
26.28
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
61.31
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
6
41.38
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.82
6.18
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.25
-29.32
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
21.9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
107
234.31
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
151.72
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
2.56
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
32.85
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA