Brad Hand vs. Mike Thurman — Career Comparison

Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Mike Thurman
Gen XOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Thurman 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. Mike Thurman led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 106 vs 95), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 87), and strikeout rate (K%+ 84 vs 76). Brad Hand held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 121 vs 102). Role difference aside, Mike Thurman holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Brad Hand and Mike Thurman

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.91
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.59
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.47
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.66
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.94
41.94
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
3.75
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
5.05
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1481
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
493.2
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
9.79
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.79
9.79
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.93
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
1.08
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
3.46
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
3.46
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.3
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.33
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
5.4
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.985
0.985
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.31
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.38
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3266
38.08
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2187
39.87
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.16
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.15
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
5.67
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.35
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.46
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.26
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.4
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.73
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.473
1.473
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1929
35.17
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.87
39.87

Fielding Stats for Brad Hand and Mike Thurman

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.91
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.59
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1481
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
493.2
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.42
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.12
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.11
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.43
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.62
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
1.38
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.53
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.38
94.38
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Hand and Mike Thurman

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
105
406.45
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
87
600
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
600
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
507.1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.48
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.48
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
1.56
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.48
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
46.45
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
23.23
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.38
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
23.23
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-4.25
-29.32
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.34
-32.29
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.87
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
27.1
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
151.72
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
93
360
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
61.94
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA