Brad Hand vs. Joe Ryan — Career Comparison

Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Joe Ryan
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joe Ryan 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. Joe Ryan led in strikeout rate (K%+ 125 vs 76), walk avoidance (BB%+ 143 vs 95), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 111 vs 87). Brad Hand held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 121 vs 89). Role difference aside, Joe Ryan holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Brad Hand and Joe Ryan

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.61
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.6
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.65
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.51
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.1
56.1
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.13
99.13
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
3.75
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
3.79
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1924
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
641.1
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
673
7.85
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
7.49
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.85
7.85
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.49
7.49
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.93
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
1.42
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
3.46
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
2.08
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
782
9.12
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
719
10.09
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.12
9.12
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.09
10.09
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.25
6.25
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.352
1.352
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.46
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3266
38.08
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2603
36.53
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
4.15
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.97
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.35
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.18
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.39
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.257
1.257
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2407
33.78
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.53
36.53

Fielding Stats for Brad Hand and Joe Ryan

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.61
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.6
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1924
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
641.1
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.28
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.12
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.53
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.43
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.38
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.81
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
90.63
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.504
0.504
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.13
99.13
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Hand and Joe Ryan

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
579
3993.1
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
34500
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
1.17
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.79
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.38
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.25
-29.32
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
151.72
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA