Brad Hand vs. Jack Richardson — Career Comparison

Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Jack Richardson
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Richardson 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. Jack Richardson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.65 and WHIP 1.541 compared to 3.75 and 1.290 for Brad Hand. By the career numbers, Jack Richardson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Hand and Jack Richardson

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.46
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.09
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.47
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Jack Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Jack Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.73
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
3.75
Jack Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.65
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Jack Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.2
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Jack Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
8.39
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.93
Jack Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Jack Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Jack Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.46
Jack Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.47
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Jack Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
4.38
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Jack Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.095
1.095
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.34
Jack Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Jack Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3266
38.08
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
37.22
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.15
Jack Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.84
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.35
Jack Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Jack Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.541
1.541
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2871
33.47
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
31.38
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.22
37.22

Fielding Stats for Brad Hand and Jack Richardson

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.5
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2316
27
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
772
9
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.26
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.12
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Jack Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.43
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.38
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Jack Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.75
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Hand and Jack Richardson

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
1.17
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.79
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.38
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.25
-29.32
Jack Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.86
-64.8
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
151.72
Jack Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
450
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Jack Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA