Don August vs. Brad Hand — Career Comparison

Don August
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Don August 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 88), strikeout rate (K%+ 76 vs 69), and run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 93). Don August held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 101 vs 95). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Brad Hand.

Pitching Stats for Don August and Brad Hand

Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
1.8
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.43
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.7
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.61
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.13
53.13
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.55
79.55
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
4.64
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
3.75
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
1320
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
10.04
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.04
10.04
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.96
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.93
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
3.23
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
3.46
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.2
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
3.7
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.771
0.771
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.31
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1926
39.4
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3266
38.08
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
5.01
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.15
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.35
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.26
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.98
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.475
1.475
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1733
35.45
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.4
39.4
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Don August and Brad Hand

Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
1.8
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.43
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
1320
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.96
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.47
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
1.12
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.43
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
2.43
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.38
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.54
97.54
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.93
95.93
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.352
1.352
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.55
79.55
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don August and Brad Hand

Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
88
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
600
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
496.55
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
1.17
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.79
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.38
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-4.25
-29.32
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don August
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
22
151.72
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don August
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA