Brad Hand vs. Nolan Ryan — Career Comparison

Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Nolan Ryan
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

Nolan 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. Nolan Ryan led in strikeout rate (K%+ 155 vs 76), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 87), and run prevention (ERA+ 105 vs 98). Brad Hand held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 95 vs 57). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Nolan Ryan.

Pitching Stats for Brad Hand and Nolan Ryan

Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807
1.35
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
0.54
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
0.49
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.6
52.6
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.37
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
3.75
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1911
3.19
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16158
27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
673
7.85
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3923
6.56
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.85
7.85
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.93
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
0.54
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.46
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2795
4.67
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.13
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
782
9.12
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5714
9.55
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.12
9.12
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.34
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
0.46
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.26
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.06
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3266
38.08
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22575
37.72
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.02
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
4.15
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2178
3.64
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.35
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
0.32
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.23
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
0.44
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.257
1.257
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2871
33.47
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19291
32.24
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72

Fielding Stats for Brad Hand and Nolan Ryan

Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807
1.35
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16159
27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386.1
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.37
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.12
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
547
0.91
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.15
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.43
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
857
1.43
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.38
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
767
1.28
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.5
89.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.05
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Hand and Nolan Ryan

Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
807
505.96
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
87
600
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
957
600
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
534.17
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
58.93
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
50.16
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.78
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.94
10.62
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
71.47
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
82.76
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
25.08
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
22.57
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
6
41.38
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
46.39
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-4.25
-29.32
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-11.22
-7.04
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
23.82
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
151.72
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
371
232.6
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
2.58
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
40.75
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.76
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50