Brad Hand vs. John Thomson — Career Comparison

Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
John Thomson
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

John Thomson 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. John Thomson led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 132 vs 95), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 87), and strikeout rate (K%+ 90 vs 76). Brad Hand held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 121 vs 103). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to John Thomson.

Pitching Stats for Brad Hand and John Thomson

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
1.53
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.47
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.45
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.6
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.57
42.57
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
3.75
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
4.68
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3811
27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
772
9
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1270.1
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1398
9.9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.93
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
1.09
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
3.46
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
2.61
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.18
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
800
5.67
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.16
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3266
38.08
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5470
38.75
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.15
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
734
5.2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.35
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.26
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.33
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.86
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.391
1.391
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4968
35.2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Brad Hand and John Thomson

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
1.53
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3811
27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
772
9
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1270.1
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.8
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.12
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
1.32
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.43
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
2.18
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.38
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.13
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.93
95.93
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.72
97.72
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.389
1.389
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Hand and John Thomson

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
216
340.16
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
87
600
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
381
600
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
318
500.79
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
99.21
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
88.19
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.45
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
11.02
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.07
23.73
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
111.81
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
118.11
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
31.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
4
27.59
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
34.65
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
6
41.38
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
66.14
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.25
-29.32
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.15
25.43
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
18.9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
151.72
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
133
209.45
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
2.86
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
75.59
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.72
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.72
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0