Brad Hand vs. Kirby Higbe — Career Comparison

Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Kirby Higbe
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Kirby Higbe 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. Kirby Higbe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.69 and WHIP 1.404 compared to 3.75 and 1.290 for Brad Hand. By the career numbers, Kirby Higbe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Hand and Kirby Higbe

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.93
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.1
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.54
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.47
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.88
53.88
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.94
56.94
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.45
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.11
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
3.75
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
3.69
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.236
0.236
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5857
27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1952.1
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1763
8.13
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.13
8.13
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.93
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.54
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.46
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
979
4.51
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
971
4.48
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.999
0.999
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.28
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3266
38.08
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8472
39.05
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.48
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.15
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
909
4.19
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.35
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.405
1.405
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7458
34.38
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.05
39.05

Fielding Stats for Brad Hand and Kirby Higbe

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.5
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2316
27
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
772
9
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.26
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.12
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.43
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.38
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.16
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.902
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Hand and Kirby Higbe

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
418
351.26
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
87
600
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
714
600
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
660
554.62
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
84.87
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
68.91
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
11.76
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.68
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.52
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
15.97
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.15
16.93
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
107.56
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
97.48
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
29.41
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
4
27.59
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
39.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
6
41.38
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
66.39
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.25
-29.32
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
5.42
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
12.61
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
151.72
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
113.45
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
3.95
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.29
5.29
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
32.77
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.79
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
19
15.97
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA