Brad Hand vs. Paul Toth — Career Comparison

Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Paul Toth
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Paul Toth 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 3.8 and 1.224 for Paul Toth. 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 Paul Toth

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.02
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.98
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.47
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.42
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.56
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.84
48.84
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.23
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
3.75
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
3.8
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
576
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
8.3
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.3
8.3
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.93
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.66
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
3.46
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.53
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
3.84
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.708
0.708
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3266
38.08
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
789
36.98
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
4.15
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
4.08
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.35
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.257
1.257
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
34.27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.02
2.02
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Brad Hand and Paul Toth

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.02
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.98
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
576
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.52
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
1.12
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.41
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.43
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.06
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
1.38
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.92
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.18
93.18
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.954
0.954
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.84
48.84
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Hand and Paul Toth

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
43
403.13
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
64
600
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
543.75
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
56.25
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
56.25
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
2.41
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
56.25
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
84.38
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.38
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.38
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.25
-29.32
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-2.28
-21.33
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
151.72
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
23
215.63
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
2.78
2.78
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.79
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
4
37.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA