Brad Hand vs. Sterling Hitchcock — Career Comparison

Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Sterling Hitchcock
Gen XNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sterling Hitchcock 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. Sterling Hitchcock led in strikeout rate (K%+ 113 vs 76), walk avoidance (BB%+ 108 vs 95), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 87). Brad Hand held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 121 vs 85). Role difference aside, Sterling Hitchcock holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Brad Hand and Sterling Hitchcock

Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
1.97
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.4
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.52
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.53
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.33
49.33
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.17
71.17
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
3.75
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
685
4.8
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3857
27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1285.2
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1374
9.62
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.62
9.62
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.93
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1.27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
3.46
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
3.3
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.18
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
997
6.98
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.98
6.98
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.142
1.142
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.34
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.29
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3266
38.08
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5635
39.45
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.19
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.15
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
738
5.17
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.35
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.3
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.26
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.34
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.65
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.435
1.435
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5031
35.22
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45

Fielding Stats for Brad Hand and Sterling Hitchcock

Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
1.97
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.4
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3857
27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1285.2
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.26
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.12
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.95
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.43
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
1.27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.38
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
1.2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.51
94.51
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.612
0.612
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.17
71.17
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Hand and Sterling Hitchcock

Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
281
702.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
87
600
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
600
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
525
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
47.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
47.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
3.6
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
47.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
65
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
35
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
12.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
6
41.38
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
47.5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-4.25
-29.32
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.33
-20.83
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
151.72
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
112
280
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
2.14
2.14
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
57.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Hitchcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0