Brad Hand vs. Gus Thompson — Career Comparison

Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Gus Thompson
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Gus Thompson 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 4.07 and 1.397 for Gus Thompson. 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 Gus Thompson

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.36
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.99
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.47
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.8
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.68
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
3.75
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
4.07
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
10.05
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.93
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
3.46
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.53
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
3.58
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.678
0.678
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.34
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.37
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.37
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3266
38.08
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
613
37.79
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.15
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
5.61
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.35
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.397
1.397
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
566
34.89
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.79
37.79

Fielding Stats for Brad Hand and Gus Thompson

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.36
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.74
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.26
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
1.12
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.71
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.43
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.14
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
1.38
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.16
92.16
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.136
2.136
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Hand and Gus Thompson

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
253.85
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
52
600
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
576.92
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
115.38
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
115.38
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
25.48
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
115.38
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
138.46
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.79
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
4
27.59
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
57.69
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
6
41.38
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
69.23
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.25
-29.32
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.53
29.19
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.08
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
22
151.72
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
92.31
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
3.95
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA