Brad Hand vs. Lee Wade — Career Comparison

Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Lee Wade
Lost GenerationThrows RightSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lee Wade 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 3.77 and 1.309 for Lee Wade. 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 Lee Wade

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.24
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.99
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.51
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.08
48.08
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.76
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
3.75
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
3.77
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1419
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504
9.59
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.59
9.59
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.93
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.4
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
3.46
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.19
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
4.22
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.713
0.713
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3266
38.08
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2051
39.03
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.15
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275
5.23
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.35
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.18
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.55
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.309
1.309
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1860
35.39
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Brad Hand and Lee Wade

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.28
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.5
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1713
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
571
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.79
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.12
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.69
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.24
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.43
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.71
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.38
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
2.47
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.28
91.28
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.938
1.938
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Hand and Lee Wade

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
75
187.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
87
600
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
600
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
535
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
102.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
80
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.34
33.36
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
130
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
137.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
57.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
4
27.59
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
42.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
6
41.38
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
97.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.25
-29.32
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.97
34.92
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
22
151.72
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
12
30
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA