Brad Hand vs. Saul Rivera — Career Comparison

Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Saul Rivera
Gen XP.R.Throws RightBats SwitchCaribbeanWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Saul Rivera a clear advantage over Brad Hand across the core pitching metrics. Saul Rivera led in home run suppression (HR9+ 383 vs 121), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 87), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 100 vs 95). Saul Rivera was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Brad Hand and Saul Rivera

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
579
6.75
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
8.02
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.5
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.47
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.42
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.48
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.43
46.43
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
3.75
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
4.29
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
279.1
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
9.54
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.93
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.55
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.46
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
4.06
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.3
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
6.19
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.138
1.138
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.34
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.35
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3266
38.08
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1247
40.18
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.84
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.15
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
4.67
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.35
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.26
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.42
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.511
1.511
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1081
34.83
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.18
40.18

Fielding Stats for Brad Hand and Saul Rivera

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
579
6.75
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
8.02
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.5
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
279.1
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.68
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
1.12
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
2
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.43
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.71
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
1.38
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2.67
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.93
95.93
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.81
98.81
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Hand and Saul Rivera

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
579
3993.1
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
249
12450
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
496.55
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
9
450
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
18.13
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
41.38
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.25
-29.32
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
23.01
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
22
151.72
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
3.95
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA