Brad Hand vs. Dave Roberts — Career Comparison

Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Dave Roberts
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Roberts 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 121 vs 86), run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 82), and strikeout rate (K%+ 76 vs 75). Dave Roberts held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 114 vs 95). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Brad Hand.

Pitching Stats for Brad Hand and Dave Roberts

Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
445
1.91
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.19
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.47
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
0.44
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.54
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.18
45.18
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.25
62.25
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.33
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.09
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
3.75
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
882
3.78
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6297
27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2099
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2188
9.38
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.93
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
3.46
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
615
2.64
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.3
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.34
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
957
4.1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.749
0.749
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.19
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.13
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3266
38.08
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8930
38.29
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.3
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.15
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
979
4.2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.35
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.48
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.26
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.54
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.335
1.335
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8105
34.75
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.29
38.29

Fielding Stats for Brad Hand and Dave Roberts

Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
445
1.91
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.19
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6299
27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2099.2
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.36
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.12
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
1.64
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.43
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
2.07
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.38
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
2
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.93
95.93
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.68
96.68
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.25
62.25
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Hand and Dave Roberts

Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
452
459.66
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
87
600
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
590
600
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
531
540
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
104.75
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
78.31
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.25
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.07
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.12
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26.44
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.09
30.6
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
149.49
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
112.88
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28.47
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
4
27.59
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
46.78
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
6
41.38
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
68.14
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.25
-29.32
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.26
26.71
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.14
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
151.72
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
135.25
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
3.95
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
4.44
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
45.76
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
10.17
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.02
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.02
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0