Brad Hand vs. Tommy Thomas — Career Comparison

Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Tommy Thomas
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tommy 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 4.11 and 1.403 for Tommy 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 Tommy Thomas

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
1.65
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
1.1
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.48
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.53
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.76
47.76
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.09
67.09
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.53
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
3.75
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
995
4.11
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6529
27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2176.1
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2341
9.68
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.68
9.68
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.93
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.6
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
3.46
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
2.94
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
736
3.04
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.665
0.665
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3266
38.08
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9488
39.24
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.36
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.15
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1185
4.9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.35
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.403
1.403
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8752
36.19
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.24
39.24

Fielding Stats for Brad Hand and Tommy Thomas

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.5
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2316
27
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
772
9
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.26
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.12
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.43
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.38
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.49
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.075
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Hand and Tommy Thomas

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
399
290.89
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
87
600
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
823
600
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
722
526.37
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
102.79
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
86.76
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
13.12
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.19
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
16.04
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.8
30.48
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
123.94
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
131.96
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
41.56
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
4
27.59
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
51.76
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
6
41.38
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
91.13
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.25
-29.32
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.31
32.3
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
29.16
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
151.72
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
152
110.81
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
3.95
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.41
5.41
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
44.47
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0