Brad Hand vs. Steve Rachunok — Career Comparison

Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Steve Rachunok
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Rachunok 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 4.5 and 1.400 for Steve Rachunok. 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 Steve Rachunok

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.47
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Steve Rachunok
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Steve Rachunok
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Rachunok
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
3.75
Steve Rachunok
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
4.5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Steve Rachunok
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Steve Rachunok
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.237
0.237
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Steve Rachunok
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
8.1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.93
Steve Rachunok
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Steve Rachunok
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Steve Rachunok
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.46
Steve Rachunok
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
4.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Steve Rachunok
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Steve Rachunok
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Steve Rachunok
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Steve Rachunok
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Steve Rachunok
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Steve Rachunok
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3266
38.08
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
38.7
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.15
Steve Rachunok
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
4.5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.35
Steve Rachunok
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Steve Rachunok
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
34.2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Steve Rachunok
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.7
38.7

Fielding Stats for Brad Hand and Steve Rachunok

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.5
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2316
27
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
772
9
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.26
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.12
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Steve Rachunok
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.43
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.38
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Steve Rachunok
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Steve Rachunok
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Hand and Steve Rachunok

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
496.55
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Steve Rachunok
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
10.43
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Steve Rachunok
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Steve Rachunok
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Steve Rachunok
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Steve Rachunok
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.79
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.38
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.25
-29.32
Steve Rachunok
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
24.28
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Rachunok
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
22
151.72
Steve Rachunok
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Steve Rachunok
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Rachunok
Career
Per 600 PA