Tommy Atkins vs. Brad Hand — Career Comparison

Tommy Atkins
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Tommy 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. Tommy Atkins posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.86 and WHIP 1.381 compared to 3.75 and 1.290 for Brad Hand. By the career numbers, Tommy Atkins had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tommy Atkins and Brad Hand

Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.29
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.57
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.47
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.86
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
3.75
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
8.43
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.93
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
4
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.46
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
4.71
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.968
0.968
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
37.29
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3266
38.08
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.29
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5.29
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.15
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.35
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.381
1.381
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
33.14
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2871
33.47
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.29
37.29
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Tommy Atkins and Brad Hand

Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.29
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.57
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.43
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
1.12
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.43
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.43
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.43
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
1.38
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.93
95.93
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy Atkins and Brad Hand

Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
600
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
5.93
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.79
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.38
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.59
-18.73
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.25
-29.32
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
157.89
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
151.72
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3.8
3.8
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA