Brad Hand vs. Jim Rittwage — Career Comparison

Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Jim Rittwage
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Rittwage 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 4.15 and 1.500 for Jim Rittwage. 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 Jim Rittwage

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.77
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.04
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.47
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
3.75
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.15
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.194
0.194
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
673
7.85
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
6.23
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.85
7.85
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.23
6.23
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.93
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.46
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
7.27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
5.54
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.423
1.423
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.34
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3266
38.08
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
40.15
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
4.15
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.15
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.35
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2871
33.47
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
32.19
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.15
40.15

Fielding Stats for Brad Hand and Jim Rittwage

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
3.12
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.04
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.69
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
1.12
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.38
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.43
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.08
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
1.38
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.08
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.93
95.93
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Hand and Jim Rittwage

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
102.45
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
41.38
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.25
-29.32
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.49
111.89
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
22
151.72
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 600 PA