Brad Hand vs. Byron Houck — Career Comparison

Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Byron Houck
Lost GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Byron Houck 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. Byron Houck posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.3 and WHIP 1.385 compared to 3.75 and 1.290 for Brad Hand. By the career numbers, Byron Houck had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Hand and Byron Houck

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
2
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.85
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.47
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.41
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.37
42.37
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.29
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
3.75
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
3.3
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1594
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
531.1
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
673
7.85
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
7.83
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.85
7.85
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.93
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.46
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
4.64
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
3.79
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.937
0.937
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.34
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.37
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.34
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3266
38.08
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2269
38.43
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.81
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.15
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
4.22
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.35
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.385
1.385
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2871
33.47
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1975
33.45
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.43
38.43

Fielding Stats for Brad Hand and Byron Houck

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.5
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2316
27
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
772
9
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.26
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.12
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.43
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.38
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.98
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.263
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Hand and Byron Houck

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PA
118
366.84
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
87
600
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
600
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
544.04
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
62.18
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
43.52
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.44
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.11
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.11
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.65
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.26
16.35
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
90.16
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
87.05
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.65
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
4
27.59
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
31.09
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
6
41.38
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
46.63
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.25
-29.32
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
1.06
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.11
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.76
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
151.72
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
139.9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
3.95
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.29
4.29
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PA
10
31.09
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PA