Brad Hand vs. Johnny Taylor — Career Comparison

Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Johnny Taylor
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Johnny 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 4.07 and 1.428 for Johnny 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 Johnny Taylor

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.49
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.03
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.49
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.49
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.6
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
3.75
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
4.07
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
941
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
313.2
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
288
8.26
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.26
8.26
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.93
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.52
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.46
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
4.59
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
6.71
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.256
1.256
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3266
38.08
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
38.94
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.15
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
4.91
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.35
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.83
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.86
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.428
1.428
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2871
33.47
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1164
33.4
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.94
38.94

Fielding Stats for Brad Hand and Johnny Taylor

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.49
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.03
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
941
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
313.2
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.37
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
1.12
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.41
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.43
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.96
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
1.38
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
2.78
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.17
94.17
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.865
1.865
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Hand and Johnny Taylor

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
54
241.79
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
87
600
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
600
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
523.88
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
111.94
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
102.99
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.48
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.48
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.96
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.73
39.08
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
129.85
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
161.19
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
76.12
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
4
27.59
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
31.34
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
6
41.38
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
102.99
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.25
-29.32
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.51
47.04
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.96
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
40.3
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
22
151.72
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.91
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
3.95
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.5
33.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
6
26.87
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA