Jack Armstrong vs. Brad Hand — Career Comparison

Jack Armstrong
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Jack Armstrong 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 85), run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 89), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 95 vs 91). Jack Armstrong held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 76). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Brad Hand.

Pitching Stats for Jack Armstrong and Brad Hand

Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.74
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.49
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.47
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.74
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.53
85.53
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
400
4.58
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
3.75
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2360
27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786.2
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
807
9.23
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.23
9.23
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.17
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.93
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
3.65
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.46
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.24
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
5.83
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.054
1.054
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.3
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.21
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.15
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3450
39.47
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3266
38.08
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.11
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
5.02
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.15
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.39
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.35
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.4
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.26
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.42
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.431
1.431
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3044
34.83
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.47
39.47
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Jack Armstrong and Brad Hand

Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.74
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.49
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2360
27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786.2
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.71
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.12
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
2.07
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.43
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
1.98
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.38
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.58
95.58
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.53
85.53
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Armstrong and Brad Hand

Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
153
426.98
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
600
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
87
600
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
516.28
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
58.6
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
53.02
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.58
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.58
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
6.02
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
64.19
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
69.77
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.33
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
22.33
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
44.65
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
6
41.38
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.73
-13.19
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-4.25
-29.32
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.58
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.58
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
83
231.63
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
151.72
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
2.59
2.59
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
72.56
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
6
16.74
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.79
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA