Brad Hand vs. Chris Zachary — Career Comparison

Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Chris Zachary
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Zachary 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 4.57 and 1.491 for Chris Zachary. 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 Chris Zachary

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
3.02
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.12
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.47
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.81
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.64
25.64
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.04
37.04
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
3.75
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
4.57
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
964
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
321.1
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
9.63
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.93
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.62
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
3.46
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
3.42
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.3
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
5.15
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.34
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3266
38.08
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1415
39.63
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.84
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.15
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
5.13
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.35
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.22
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
35.51
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63

Fielding Stats for Brad Hand and Chris Zachary

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
3.02
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.12
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
964
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
321.1
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.53
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
1.12
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.37
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.43
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.04
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
1.38
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.15
93.15
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.04
37.04
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Hand and Chris Zachary

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
110
750
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
87
600
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
600
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
565.91
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
102.27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
88.64
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.64
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.64
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.9
19.78
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
115.91
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
122.73
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.09
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20.45
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
6
41.38
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
54.55
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.25
-29.32
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.98
13.51
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.45
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
151.72
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
31
211.36
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
2.84
2.84
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.82
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.79
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20.45
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA