Brad Hand vs. Bobby Thigpen — Career Comparison

Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Bobby Thigpen
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Bobby Thigpen a clear advantage over Brad Hand across the core pitching metrics. Bobby Thigpen led in strikeout rate (K%+ 93 vs 76), run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 98), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 99 vs 95). Brad Hand held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 121 vs 86). Bobby Thigpen was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Brad Hand and Bobby Thigpen

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
579
6.75
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
7.09
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.5
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.49
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.57
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.27
46.27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
1.54
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.18
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
3.75
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
3.43
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1706
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
568.2
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
8.5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.5
8.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.93
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.89
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.46
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
3.77
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.3
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
376
5.95
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.36
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3266
38.08
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2448
38.74
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
2.96
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
5.63
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
4.15
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
3.75
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.35
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.51
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.26
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.4
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.76
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.363
1.363
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
33.71
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74

Fielding Stats for Brad Hand and Bobby Thigpen

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
579
6.75
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
7.09
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.5
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1706
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
568.2
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.68
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
1.12
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.12
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.43
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.87
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
1.38
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.8
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.93
95.93
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.61
96.61
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Hand and Bobby Thigpen

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
579
3993.1
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
448
268800
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
1.17
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.79
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.38
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.25
-29.32
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
22
151.72
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA