Brad Hand vs. Dick Ricketts — Career Comparison

Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Dick Ricketts
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Ricketts 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 5.82 and 1.832 for Dick Ricketts. 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 Dick Ricketts

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.94
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.46
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.47
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.97
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
3.75
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.82
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.02
6.02
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
10.99
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.99
10.99
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.93
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.13
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.46
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.85
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.3
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
4.04
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.988
0.988
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3266
38.08
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
41.87
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.15
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
6.79
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.35
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.761
1.761
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
37.02
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.87
41.87

Fielding Stats for Brad Hand and Dick Ricketts

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.94
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.46
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.32
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.12
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.43
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.13
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.38
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Hand and Dick Ricketts

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
12
360
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
540
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
1.48
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.79
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.38
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.25
-29.32
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.13
-34.04
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
151.72
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
210
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
2.86
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Dick Ricketts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ricketts
Career
Per 600 PA