Brad Hand vs. Jocko Thompson — Career Comparison

Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Jocko Thompson
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jocko 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 4.24 and 1.396 for Jocko 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 Jocko Thompson

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
2.2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.13
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.47
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Jocko Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.59
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.29
35.29
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Jocko Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.22
51.22
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jocko Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jocko Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
3.75
Jocko Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.24
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
503
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
167.2
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Jocko Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
8.11
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.11
8.11
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.93
Jocko Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.97
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.46
Jocko Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
4.46
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Jocko Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
4.35
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Jocko Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.978
0.978
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Jocko Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Jocko Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jocko Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3266
38.08
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
710
38.11
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.15
Jocko Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
4.51
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.35
Jocko Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Jocko Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.396
1.396
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
33.55
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Jocko Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Jocko Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Brad Hand and Jocko Thompson

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.5
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2316
27
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
772
9
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.26
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.12
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Jocko Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.43
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.38
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Jocko Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.781
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Hand and Jocko Thompson

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
43
452.63
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
57
600
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
557.89
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Jocko Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Jocko Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Jocko Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
63.16
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.11
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jocko Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.53
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jocko Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.53
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jocko Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.05
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jocko Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
Jocko Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.61
16.93
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Jocko Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
94.74
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Jocko Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
94.74
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Jocko Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Jocko Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Jocko Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jocko Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Jocko Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Jocko Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jocko Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Jocko Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
52.63
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
27.59
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.58
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
6
41.38
Jocko Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
84.21
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.25
-29.32
Jocko Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
2.79
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jocko Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.58
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
151.72
Jocko Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
168.42
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.56
3.56
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jocko Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.53
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Jocko Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Jocko Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA