Brad Hand vs. Jose Mercedes — Career Comparison

Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Jose Mercedes
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jose Mercedes 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. Jose Mercedes led in skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 87), run prevention (ERA+ 108 vs 98), and strikeout rate (K%+ 82 vs 76). Brad Hand held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 121 vs 111). Role difference aside, Jose Mercedes holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Brad Hand and Jose Mercedes

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.24
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.51
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.6
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.83
45.83
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
3.75
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
4.75
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
617
9.52
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.93
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.16
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
3.46
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.44
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
4.79
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.914
0.914
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.32
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3266
38.08
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2530
39.06
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.28
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.15
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
5.19
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.35
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.26
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.05
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2249
34.72
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.06
39.06

Fielding Stats for Brad Hand and Jose Mercedes

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.24
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.37
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.12
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.77
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.43
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.38
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.14
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Hand and Jose Mercedes

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
579
3993.1
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
4350
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
3.13
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.79
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.38
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.25
-29.32
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.04
-31.17
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
151.72
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
360
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA