Brad Hand vs. Red Howard — Career Comparison

Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Red Howard
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Red 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. Brad Hand posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 1.290 compared to 4.97 and 1.468 for Red Howard. By the career numbers, Brad Hand had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Hand and Red Howard

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.22
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.22
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.53
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.04
37.04
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.76
54.76
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.53
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
3.75
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.97
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170.1
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
9.67
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.67
9.67
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.93
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.58
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.46
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
3.54
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
4.65
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.34
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.48
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3266
38.08
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
40.63
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.79
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.15
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
6.02
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.02
6.02
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.35
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.63
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.79
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
686
36.25
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.63
40.63

Fielding Stats for Brad Hand and Red Howard

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
2.08
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.06
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
220.2
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
1.12
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.55
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.43
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.08
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
1.38
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.96
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.941
0.941
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.98
50.98
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Hand and Red Howard

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Red Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Red Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
56
323.08
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
87
600
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
507.69
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
138.46
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
109.62
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.85
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.61
72.78
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
190.38
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
196.15
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.703
0.703
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
69.23
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
4
27.59
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
92.31
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
6
41.38
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
155.77
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.25
-29.32
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.12
81.49
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
51.92
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
22
151.72
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.85
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
3.95
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.8
20.8
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.8
1.8
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Red Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
34.62
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100