Brad Hand vs. Mitch Talbot — Career Comparison

Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Mitch Talbot
MillenialUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mitch Talbot 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 1.290 compared to 5.3 and 1.663 for Mitch Talbot. By the career numbers, Brad Hand had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Hand and Mitch Talbot

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.66
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.59
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.47
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.46
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Mitch Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.73
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.71
38.71
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Mitch Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.35
95.35
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
3.75
Mitch Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
5.3
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
698
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
232.2
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Mitch Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275
10.64
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.64
10.64
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.93
Mitch Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.01
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.46
Mitch Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
4.18
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Mitch Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
4.99
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Mitch Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.019
1.019
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Mitch Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Mitch Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.46
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3266
38.08
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1049
40.58
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.15
Mitch Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
5.69
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.35
Mitch Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.26
Mitch Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.08
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.646
1.646
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
35.43
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Mitch Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.58
40.58

Fielding Stats for Brad Hand and Mitch Talbot

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.66
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.59
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
698
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
232.2
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.66
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.12
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.04
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Mitch Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.43
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.74
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
1.38
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.7
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.93
95.93
Mitch Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Mitch Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Mitch Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.35
95.35
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Hand and Mitch Talbot

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
43
3225
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
525
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
1.17
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.79
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.38
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.25
-29.32
Mitch Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.72
-54.16
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
151.72
Mitch Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
375
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
1.6
1.6
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Mitch Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Mitch Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA