Joe Connors vs. Brad Hand — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Joe Connors and Brad Hand are fairly close on the surface numbers. Brad Hand posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.75 vs 5.57) and WHIP (1.290 vs 2.238). Joe Connors had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.43 per nine innings vs 0.93). By the career numbers, Brad Hand had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Brad Hand

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.47
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
3.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.93
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
3.46
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.34
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3266
38.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.35
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Brad Hand

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.12
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
1.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Brad Hand

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
6.69
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
41.38
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.52
-13.45
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.25
-29.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
22
151.72
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA