Brad Hand vs. Ira Townsend — Career Comparison

Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Ira Townsend
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Brad Hand and Ira Townsend are fairly close on the surface numbers. Brad Hand posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.75 vs 3.86) and WHIP (1.290 vs 1.929). Ira Townsend had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.64 per nine innings vs 0.93). By the career numbers, Brad Hand had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Brad Hand and Ira Townsend

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.47
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Ira Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Ira Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.5
12.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
3.75
Ira Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.86
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.96
7.96
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Ira Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
13.5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.93
Ira Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Ira Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Ira Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.46
Ira Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.86
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Ira Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Ira Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.54
Ira Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.93
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ira Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3266
38.08
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
45
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
2.96
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.21
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.15
Ira Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
6.43
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.35
Ira Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Ira Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.929
1.929
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
39.21
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Ira Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Brad Hand and Ira Townsend

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.5
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2316
27
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
772
9
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.26
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.12
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Ira Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.43
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.38
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Ira Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Hand and Ira Townsend

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1200
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
1.17
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.79
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.38
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.25
-29.32
Ira Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.42
-63.2
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
151.72
Ira Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Ira Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA