Brad Hand vs. Willie Hernandez — Career Comparison

Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Willie Hernandez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star

Brad Hand and Willie Hernandez are about as close as two relievers get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 98 for Brad Hand and 100 for Willie Hernandez, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 87 and 91 respectively. If forced to pick, Willie Hernandez gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Brad Hand and Willie Hernandez

Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
6.41
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.5
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.6
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.54
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
1.27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
3.75
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
3.38
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
952
8.2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.93
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.84
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
3.46
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
3.01
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.3
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.68
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788
6.79
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.088
1.088
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3266
38.08
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
37.61
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
2.96
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
3.61
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
4.15
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
3.71
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.35
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.26
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.62
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.257
1.257
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3891
33.52
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Brad Hand and Willie Hernandez

Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
6.41
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.5
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.12
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.46
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.43
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.99
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.38
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.96
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.93
95.93
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.27
98.27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Hand and Willie Hernandez

Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
579
3993.1
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
747
6402.86
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
540
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
94.29
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.49
29.92
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
120
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
6
41.38
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.25
-29.32
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
30.01
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
151.72
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
29
248.57
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
51.43
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100