Brad Hand vs. Rich Harden — Career Comparison

Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Rich Harden
MillenialCANThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rich Harden 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. Rich Harden led in strikeout rate (K%+ 159 vs 76), run prevention (ERA+ 154 vs 98), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 131 vs 87). Brad Hand held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 95 vs 80). Role difference aside, Rich Harden holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Brad Hand and Rich Harden

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
1.65
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.55
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.57
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.37
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.82
60.82
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
3.75
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
3.76
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2785
27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
928.1
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
673
7.85
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
7.57
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.85
7.85
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.57
7.57
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.93
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.02
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.46
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
422
4.09
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.15
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
782
9.12
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
949
9.2
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.12
9.12
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.477
1.477
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.33
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.26
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3266
38.08
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3929
38.09
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
4.15
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
4.07
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.35
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.25
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.25
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.67
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.296
1.296
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2871
33.47
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3428
33.23
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Brad Hand and Rich Harden

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
1.65
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.55
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2785
27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
928.1
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.64
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.12
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.71
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.43
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
1.43
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.38
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
1.35
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.56
94.56
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.818
0.818
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Hand and Rich Harden

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
171
1193.02
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
86
600
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
530.23
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
76.74
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
69.77
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.63
11.34
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
83.72
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
83.72
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.91
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.98
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.38
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.88
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.25
-29.32
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.2
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
151.72
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
31
216.28
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
2.77
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
9
62.79
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA