Brad Hand vs. Jack Rowan — Career Comparison

Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Jack Rowan
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Rowan 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. Jack Rowan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.07 and WHIP 1.334 compared to 3.75 and 1.290 for Brad Hand. By the career numbers, Jack Rowan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Hand and Jack Rowan

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.6
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.99
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.47
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.54
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.66
43.66
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.18
62.18
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.59
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
3.75
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
3.07
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2012
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
670.2
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
623
8.36
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.36
8.36
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.93
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.46
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
3.65
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
3.58
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.16
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3266
38.08
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2742
36.8
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.47
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.15
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
4.2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.35
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.335
1.335
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2871
33.47
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2455
32.94
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8

Fielding Stats for Brad Hand and Jack Rowan

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.97
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.01
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1635
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
545
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.26
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.2
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.12
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
2.44
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.18
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.43
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
2.82
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.38
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
2.64
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.57
93.57
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.345
1.345
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.26
51.26
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Hand and Jack Rowan

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
119
310.43
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
87
600
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
600
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
519.13
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
78.26
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
70.43
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.61
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.22
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.83
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.28
26.81
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
91.3
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
143.48
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
23.48
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
4
27.59
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.91
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
6
41.38
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
57.39
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.25
-29.32
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.89
25.79
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.61
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
62.61
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
151.72
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
76
198.26
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
3.03
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
15.65
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.22
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.22
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Rowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100