Brad Hand vs. Blaine Thomas — Career Comparison

Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Blaine Thomas
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Blaine Thomas 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. Blaine Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 2.143 compared to 3.75 and 1.290 for Brad Hand. By the career numbers, Blaine Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Hand and Blaine Thomas

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.86
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.47
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
3.75
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.18
8.18
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.14
8.14
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
673
7.85
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.79
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.85
7.85
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.93
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.46
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
13.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.54
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3266
38.08
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
36.64
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
4.15
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.35
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.143
2.143
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2871
33.47
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
21.21
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.64
36.64

Fielding Stats for Brad Hand and Blaine Thomas

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.5
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2316
27
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
772
9
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.26
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.12
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.43
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.38
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Hand and Blaine Thomas

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.79
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.38
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.25
-29.32
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
22
151.72
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA