Brad Hand vs. Ken Raffensberger — Career Comparison

Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Ken Raffensberger
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Raffensberger 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. Ken Raffensberger posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.6 and WHIP 1.258 compared to 3.75 and 1.290 for Brad Hand. By the career numbers, Ken Raffensberger had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Hand and Ken Raffensberger

Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
396
1.66
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
1.18
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.64
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.21
71.21
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.56
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.13
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
3.75
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
860
3.6
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6455
27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2151.2
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2257
9.44
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.93
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.8
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
3.46
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
1.88
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
806
3.37
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.583
0.583
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3266
38.08
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9051
37.86
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.28
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
4.15
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
993
4.15
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.35
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.258
1.258
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8583
35.9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Brad Hand and Ken Raffensberger

Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
579
6.75
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
344.9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.87
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
61.84
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.12
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
291.77
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
14.81
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.43
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
368.42
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.38
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
353.61
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.93
95.93
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.98
95.98
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
14.81
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Hand and Ken Raffensberger

Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
397
305.78
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
87
600
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
779
600
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
688
529.91
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
74.71
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
59.31
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.32
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
15.4
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.69
15.93
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
96.28
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
90.89
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
29.27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
23.88
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
6
41.38
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
50.06
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.25
-29.32
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
3.03
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
15.4
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
151.72
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
280
215.66
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
2.78
2.78
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
53.92
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
10.01
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0