Rene Arocha vs. Brad Hand — Career Comparison

Rene Arocha
Baby BoomersCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Rene Arocha 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 1.290 compared to 4.11 and 1.360 for Rene Arocha. By the career numbers, Brad Hand had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rene Arocha and Brad Hand

Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
3.37
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.98
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.49
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.46
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.43
51.43
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.03
29.03
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.3
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
4.11
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
3.75
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
993
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
363
9.87
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.01
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.93
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
2.04
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
3.46
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.33
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.3
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
5.17
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.801
0.801
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.3
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1404
38.18
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3266
38.08
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.09
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
4.6
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.15
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.6
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.35
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.24
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.76
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.323
1.323
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1287
34.99
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.18
38.18
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Rene Arocha and Brad Hand

Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
3.37
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.95
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
993
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.41
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.41
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
1.12
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.93
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.43
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.82
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
1.38
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.37
94.37
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.23
28.23
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rene Arocha and Brad Hand

Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
124
907.32
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
82
600
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
504.88
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
51.22
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.59
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
9.78
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
65.85
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
73.17
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.95
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
43.9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
6
41.38
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.89
-6.54
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.25
-29.32
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
31
226.83
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
151.72
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
2.65
2.65
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
10
73.17
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA