Brad Hand vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Luis Tiant
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant 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. Luis Tiant posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.57 and WHIP 1.407 compared to 3.75 and 1.290 for Brad Hand. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Hand and Luis Tiant

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
1.68
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.14
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.58
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.45
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.06
56.06
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.22
68.22
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.61
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.14
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
3.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
3.57
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1723
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
574.1
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
9.2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.93
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.24
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
3.46
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
3.38
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
6.82
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.82
6.82
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.134
1.134
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.17
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3266
38.08
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2481
38.88
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.2
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
4.22
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.35
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.72
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2208
34.6
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Brad Hand and Luis Tiant

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.69
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.14
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1723
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
574.1
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.26
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
2.49
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.38
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.43
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.93
95.93
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.48
97.48
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.435
1.435
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.59
67.59
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Hand and Luis Tiant

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
109
293.27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
87
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
600
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
511.21
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
48.43
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
48.43
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.49
9.4
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
48.43
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
99.55
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
10.76
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
4
27.59
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.6
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.38
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
40.36
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.25
-29.32
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.06
-0.17
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
48.43
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
22
151.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.76
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
3.95
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.75
55.75
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
13
34.98
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA