James Atkins vs. Brad Hand — Career Comparison

James Atkins
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

James Atkins 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. James Atkins posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.6 and WHIP 1.733 compared to 3.75 and 1.290 for Brad Hand. By the career numbers, James Atkins had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for James Atkins and Brad Hand

James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.4
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.47
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.6
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
3.75
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.93
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.6
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.46
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.34
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.54
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
42
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3266
38.08
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.8
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.15
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.35
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.733
1.733
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
34.8
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for James Atkins and Brad Hand

James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.5
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2316
27
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
772
9
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.26
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.12
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.43
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.38
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James Atkins and Brad Hand

James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
88.74
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.79
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.38
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
110.35
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.25
-29.32
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
151.72
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA