Steve Avery vs. Brad Hand — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Steve Avery 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. Steve Avery led in strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 76), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 87), and run prevention (ERA+ 101 vs 98). Brad Hand held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 121 vs 101). Role difference aside, Steve Avery holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Brad Hand

Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.48
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
4.19
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
3.75
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1529
8.85
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.86
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.93
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
3.29
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
3.46
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.16
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
980
5.67
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6609
38.26
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3266
38.08
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
4.63
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.15
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.35
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.26
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5896
34.13
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.26
38.26
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Brad Hand

Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.36
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.12
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.19
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.43
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.11
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.38
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.93
95.93
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Brad Hand

Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
306
370.91
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
87
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
529.7
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
92.12
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.45
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.5
27.28
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
133.33
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
106.67
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
42.42
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
4
27.59
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
76.36
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
6
41.38
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.93
21.73
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.25
-29.32
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.55
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
135
163.64
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
151.72
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
49.7
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA