Luke Hamlin vs. Brad Hand — Career Comparison

Luke Hamlin
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Luke Hamlin 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 1.290 compared to 3.77 and 1.278 for Luke Hamlin. By the career numbers, Brad Hand had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luke Hamlin and Brad Hand

Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
1.67
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.16
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.47
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.49
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.99
48.99
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.35
69.35
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.45
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
588
3.77
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
3.75
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4215
27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1405
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1442
9.24
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.68
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.93
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.26
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
3.46
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
563
3.61
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.652
0.652
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5943
38.07
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3266
38.08
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.25
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
685
4.39
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.15
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.35
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.278
1.278
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5580
35.74
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Luke Hamlin and Brad Hand

Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.5
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2316
27
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
772
9
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.26
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.12
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.43
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.38
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.15
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.854
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luke Hamlin and Brad Hand

Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
265
306.95
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
518
600
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
87
600
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
463
536.29
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
88.03
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
76.45
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.11
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.32
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.16
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.58
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.53
19.15
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
104.25
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
108.88
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
27.8
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
35.91
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
4
27.59
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
62.55
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
6
41.38
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.91
13.8
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.25
-29.32
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.16
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
19.69
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
133.2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
151.72
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
3.95
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
42.86
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA