Brad Hand vs. Bruce Howard — Career Comparison

Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Bruce Howard
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Howard 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. Bruce Howard led in strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 76), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 98), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 87). Brad Hand held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 121 vs 106). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Bruce Howard.

Pitching Stats for Brad Hand and Bruce Howard

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
2.04
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.28
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.47
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.61
45.61
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
3.75
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
3.18
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
673
7.85
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
7.64
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.85
7.85
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.64
7.64
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.93
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.77
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.46
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
4.07
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
5.94
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.112
1.112
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.34
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.41
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3266
38.08
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2229
37.95
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.29
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
4.15
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
3.73
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.35
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.301
1.301
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1982
33.74
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95

Fielding Stats for Brad Hand and Bruce Howard

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
2.04
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.28
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.44
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
1.12
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.6
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.43
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
2.11
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.38
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.04
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.93
95.93
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Hand and Bruce Howard

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
120
416.18
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
87
600
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
600
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
509.83
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
58.96
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.68
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.34
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.28
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.49
19.05
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
93.64
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
100.58
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.34
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
24.28
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.38
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
38.15
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.25
-29.32
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.6
5.54
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.15
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
151.72
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
49
169.94
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.53
3.53
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
13
45.09
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.94
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0