Fred Anderson vs. Brad Hand — Career Comparison

Fred Anderson
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Fred 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. Fred Anderson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.86 and WHIP 1.175 compared to 3.75 and 1.290 for Brad Hand. By the career numbers, Fred Anderson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Anderson and Brad Hand

Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
1.62
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.04
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.48
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.52
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.18
48.18
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.04
64.04
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.57
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.86
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
3.75
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2959
27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
986.1
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
8.32
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.32
8.32
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.2
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.93
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
2.25
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
3.46
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
4.69
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.772
0.772
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.28
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3978
36.3
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3266
38.08
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
3.79
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
4.15
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.35
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.175
1.175
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.257
1.257
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3716
33.91
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.3
36.3
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Fred Anderson and Brad Hand

Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
200.25
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
579
6.75
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
25.88
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
300.38
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.12
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
10.13
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
336.38
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.43
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
326.25
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.38
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.99
96.99
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.93
95.93
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.629
1.629
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Anderson and Brad Hand

Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
180
321.43
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
600
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
87
600
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
557.14
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
73.21
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
60.71
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.71
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.05
14.37
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
87.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
92.86
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
30.36
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
21.43
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
51.79
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
6
41.38
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.14
2.04
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.25
-29.32
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
17.86
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
98
175
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
151.72
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.43
3.43
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
23.21
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA