Brad Hand vs. Lefty Richburg — Career Comparison

Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Lefty Richburg
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCs/Atlanta Black CrackersNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty Richburg 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 10 and 2.222 for Lefty Richburg. 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 Lefty Richburg

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.47
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
3.75
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.79
7.79
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.93
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.46
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
1.111
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.54
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3266
38.08
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.15
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.35
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.222
2.222
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
46
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52

Fielding Stats for Brad Hand and Lefty Richburg

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.26
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.12
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.43
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.38
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.93
95.93
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Hand and Lefty Richburg

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
4
800
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.79
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.38
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.25
-29.32
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
82.59
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
22
151.72
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA