Brad Hand vs. Curt Raydon — Career Comparison

Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Curt Raydon
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Curt Raydon 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. Curt Raydon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.62 and WHIP 1.362 compared to 3.75 and 1.290 for Brad Hand. By the career numbers, Curt Raydon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Hand and Curt Raydon

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.08
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.34
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
3.75
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.62
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
134.1
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
7.91
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.93
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.21
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.46
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
4.09
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
5.69
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.087
1.087
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3266
38.08
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
38.39
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.15
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
4.29
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.35
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
33.97
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Brad Hand and Curt Raydon

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.08
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.34
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
134.1
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.12
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.6
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.43
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.38
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.14
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Hand and Curt Raydon

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
31
387.5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
48
600
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
496.55
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
38
475
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
3.5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
87.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.38
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
37.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.25
-29.32
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.35
-16.84
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
75
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
151.72
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
25
312.5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
1.92
1.92
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
50
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA