Brad Hand vs. Les Tietje — Career Comparison

Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Les Tietje
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Les Tietje 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 5.11 and 1.642 for Les Tietje. 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 Les Tietje

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.84
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.14
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.47
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.72
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.92
34.92
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.9
61.9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.39
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
3.75
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
5.11
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
1538
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
512.2
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
560
9.83
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.93
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.79
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.46
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
4.95
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
3.39
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.927
0.927
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3266
38.08
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
40.94
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.3
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.15
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
5.67
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.35
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.642
1.642
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2044
35.88
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.94
40.94

Fielding Stats for Brad Hand and Les Tietje

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.5
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2316
27
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
772
9
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.26
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.12
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.43
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.38
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.29
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.095
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Hand and Les Tietje

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
108
339.27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
87
600
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
600
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
537.17
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
53.4
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
37.7
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.71
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.71
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.31
10.41
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
69.11
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
78.53
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
37.7
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
4
27.59
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
6
41.38
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
65.97
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.25
-29.32
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-2.42
-7.61
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
25.13
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
151.72
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
50
157.07
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
3.82
3.82
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
12
37.7
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA