Brad Hand vs. Bob Rush — Career Comparison

Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Bob Rush
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bob Rush 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. Bob Rush led in skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 87), strikeout rate (K%+ 84 vs 76), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 102 vs 95). Brad Hand held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 93). Role difference aside, Bob Rush holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Brad Hand and Bob Rush

Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
1.56
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
1.2
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
0.47
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.57
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.52
45.52
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.98
76.98
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.44
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
3.75
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
977
3.65
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7232
27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2410.2
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2327
8.69
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.93
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.66
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
3.46
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
2.95
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.12
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1244
4.64
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.13
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3266
38.08
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10219
38.15
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.16
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.15
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1128
4.21
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.35
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9396
35.08
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.15
38.15

Fielding Stats for Brad Hand and Bob Rush

Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
3.14
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.17
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3580
27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1193.1
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.29
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.12
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
3.23
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.21
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.43
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
4.73
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.38
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
599
4.52
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.53
95.53
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.437
1.437
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.17
37.17
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.18
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Hand and Bob Rush

Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
420
289.32
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
87
600
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
871
600
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
807
555.91
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
96.44
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
77.15
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
14.47
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.07
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.76
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
19.29
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36.26
24.98
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
123.31
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
117.8
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
34.44
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
4
27.59
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
33.75
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
6
41.38
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
65.44
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.25
-29.32
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.1
18.67
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
21.35
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
151.72
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
298
205.28
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
2.92
2.92
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
22.04
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.69
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.69
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.69
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100