Brad Hand vs. Joe Hovlik — Career Comparison

Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Joe Hovlik
Lost GenerationAustria-HungaryThrows RightBats RightChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Brad Hand and Joe Hovlik are fairly close on the surface numbers. Joe Hovlik posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.62 vs 3.75) and home runs allowed (0.16 per nine innings vs 0.93). Brad Hand had the advantage in WHIP (1.290 vs 1.628). By the career numbers, Joe Hovlik had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Brad Hand and Joe Hovlik

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.63
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.5
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.47
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.75
18.75
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
3.75
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.62
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.2
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
10.87
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.93
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.46
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
3.79
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
4.12
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.878
0.878
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3266
38.08
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
41.32
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.82
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.15
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.93
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.35
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.628
1.628
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
37.21
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.32
41.32

Fielding Stats for Brad Hand and Joe Hovlik

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
579
6.75
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
18
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.5
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
1.12
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
24.75
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.43
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
28.13
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
1.38
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.93
95.93
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Hand and Joe Hovlik

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
16
480
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
496.55
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
15
450
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
16.68
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
180
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
41.38
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.25
-29.32
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
22.14
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
151.72
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
180
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
3.33
3.33
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA