Brad Hand vs. Bud Thomas — Career Comparison

Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Bud Thomas
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud 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. Brad Hand posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 1.290 compared to 4.96 and 1.504 for Bud Thomas. 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 Bud Thomas

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
2.45
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.99
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.47
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.43
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.58
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.37
42.37
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
3.75
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
4.96
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1578
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
526
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
625
10.69
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.69
10.69
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.93
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.91
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
3.46
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
2.84
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
2.31
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.572
0.572
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.24
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3266
38.08
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2347
40.16
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.86
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.15
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
5.89
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.35
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.504
1.504
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2177
37.25
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16

Fielding Stats for Brad Hand and Bud Thomas

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.5
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2316
27
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
772
9
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.26
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.12
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.43
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.38
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.36
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.839
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Hand and Bud Thomas

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
143
490.29
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
87
600
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
600
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
514.29
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
61.71
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
48
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.29
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.43
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.71
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.83
16.54
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
82.29
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
92.57
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
4
27.59
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.29
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
6
41.38
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
54.86
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.25
-29.32
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.18
4.04
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
30.86
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
151.72
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
67
229.71
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.61
2.61
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
54.86
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA