Brad Hand vs. Bill Harvey — Career Comparison

Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Bill Harvey
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore Elite GiantsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bill Harvey 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 5.21 and 1.482 for Bill Harvey. By the career numbers, Brad Hand had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Hand and Bill Harvey

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
1.93
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.01
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.47
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.67
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.71
38.71
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.29
52.29
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.58
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
3.75
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
5.21
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1528
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
509.1
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
549
9.7
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.93
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.51
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.46
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
3.59
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
4.26
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.872
0.872
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.32
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3266
38.08
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2298
40.61
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.6
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.15
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
6.33
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.35
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.83
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.6
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.476
1.476
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2028
35.84
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.61
40.61

Fielding Stats for Brad Hand and Bill Harvey

Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
1.65
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.04
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2695
27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
898.1
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.19
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.12
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.64
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.2
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.43
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
3.04
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.38
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.84
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.4
93.4
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.715
1.715
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.03
63.03
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Hand and Bill Harvey

Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
196
263.68
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
87
600
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
446
600
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
388
521.97
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.748
0.748
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
130.49
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
87.44
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
24.22
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.42
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.42
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
43.05
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.52
74.69
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
201.79
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
197.76
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.705
0.705
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
76.68
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
4
27.59
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
53.81
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
6
41.38
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
121.08
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.25
-29.32
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58.84
79.16
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.04
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
63.23
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
22
151.72
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.76
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
3.95
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.75
55.75
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.88
5.88
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.76
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.73
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.73
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100