Brad Hand vs. Homer Hillebrand — Career Comparison

Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Homer Hillebrand
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Homer Hillebrand 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. Homer Hillebrand posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.51 and WHIP 1.099 compared to 3.75 and 1.290 for Brad Hand. By the career numbers, Homer Hillebrand had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Hand and Homer Hillebrand

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.41
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.86
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.63
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.63
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
3.75
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.51
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.209
0.209
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
114.2
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
673
7.85
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
6.75
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.85
7.85
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.93
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
3.46
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
3.14
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
5.49
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.959
0.959
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3266
38.08
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
35.63
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
4.15
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.06
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.35
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.257
1.257
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2871
33.47
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
32.26
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Brad Hand and Homer Hillebrand

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.22
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.89
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
975
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
5.37
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.12
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.08
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.43
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
6.65
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.38
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
6.45
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.93
95.93
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.08
97.08
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.296
5.296
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.28
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03

Hitting Stats for Brad Hand and Homer Hillebrand

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
47
197.2
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
87
600
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
600
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
549.65
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.607
0.607
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
130.07
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
104.9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.78
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.39
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.17
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.43
47.97
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
163.64
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
163.64
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.96
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
4
27.59
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.96
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
6
41.38
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
83.92
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.25
-29.32
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.05
54.74
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
29.37
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
22
151.72
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
54.55
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
3.95
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
4
16.78
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Homer Hillebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100