Brad Hand vs. Graham Taylor — Career Comparison

Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Graham Taylor
MillenialKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Graham Taylor 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 8.18 and 2.545 for Graham Taylor. 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 Graham Taylor

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.45
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.45
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.47
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Graham Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Graham Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
3.75
Graham Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
8.18
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.18
8.18
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Graham Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
13.09
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.09
13.09
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.93
Graham Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Graham Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Graham Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.46
Graham Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
9.82
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Graham Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
4.09
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Graham Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Graham Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.546
1.546
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.34
Graham Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.54
Graham Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Graham Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3266
38.08
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
51.55
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.15
Graham Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
11.45
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.45
11.45
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.35
Graham Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.26
Graham Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.546
2.546
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
38.45
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
0.381
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Graham Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.55
51.55

Fielding Stats for Brad Hand and Graham Taylor

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.45
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.45
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.12
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Graham Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.43
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.38
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.93
95.93
Graham Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Graham Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Graham Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Hand and Graham Taylor

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
496.55
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Graham Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
1.17
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.79
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.38
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.25
-29.32
Graham Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.26
-31.07
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
151.72
Graham Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
103.45
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Graham Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Graham Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA