Rick Anderson vs. Brad Hand — Career Comparison

Rick Anderson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Rick 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. Rick Anderson posted a career ERA of 3.75 against Brad Hand's 3.75, with WHIP of 2.083 and 1.290 respectively. The raw numbers call this too close to separate — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Anderson and Brad Hand

Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
4.5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.47
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
3.75
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
3.75
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.75
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
673
7.85
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.85
7.85
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.93
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
10.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.46
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.3
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
5.25
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.34
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
42
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3266
38.08
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.25
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.15
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.35
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.917
1.917
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
30.75
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2871
33.47
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Rick Anderson and Brad Hand

Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
4.5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.26
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.25
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
1.12
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.43
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.25
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
1.38
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Anderson and Brad Hand

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