Brad Hand vs. Farmer Ray — Career Comparison

Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Farmer Ray
Lost GenerationColoradoThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Farmer Ray 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. Farmer Ray posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.58 and WHIP 1.386 compared to 3.75 and 1.290 for Brad Hand. By the career numbers, Farmer Ray had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Hand and Farmer Ray

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.34
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.02
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.47
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.64
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.19
76.19
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.7
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
3.75
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.58
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
422
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
140.2
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.34
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.34
9.34
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.93
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
3.46
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.14
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.24
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.597
0.597
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.45
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3266
38.08
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
36.34
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.15
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
4.93
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.35
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.386
1.386
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2871
33.47
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
512
32.76
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.34
36.34

Fielding Stats for Brad Hand and Farmer Ray

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.34
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.02
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
1.12
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.17
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.32
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.43
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.74
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
1.38
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.43
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.37
88.37
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.19
76.19
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Hand and Farmer Ray

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
21
262.5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
48
600
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
500
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
87.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
87.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.03
25.35
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
87.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
150
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
41.38
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
50
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.25
-29.32
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.48
31.06
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
62.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
151.72
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
162.5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
3.69
3.69
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
37.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA