Brad Hand vs. Dean Thomas — Career Comparison

Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Dean Thomas
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dean 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 5.49 and 1.542 for Dean 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 Dean Thomas

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.37
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.07
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.47
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.76
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
3.75
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.49
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
9.76
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.93
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.61
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.46
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
4.12
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
5.03
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.017
1.017
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3266
38.08
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
40.73
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.15
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
6.71
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.35
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.07
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.68
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.542
1.542
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
35.39
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.73
40.73

Fielding Stats for Brad Hand and Dean Thomas

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.37
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.07
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.26
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
1.12
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.29
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.43
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.44
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
1.38
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.44
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.93
95.93
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.778
1.778
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Hand and Dean Thomas

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
285.71
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
514.29
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
3.14
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
41.38
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.25
-29.32
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.73
-20.96
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
22
151.72
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA