Brad Hand vs. Tom Zachary — Career Comparison

Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Tom Zachary
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom 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. Tom Zachary posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.73 and WHIP 1.437 compared to 3.75 and 1.290 for Brad Hand. By the career numbers, Tom Zachary had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Hand and Tom Zachary

Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
533
1.53
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.18
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.54
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
0.55
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.34
49.34
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.54
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.07
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
3.75
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1295
3.73
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9379
27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.1
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
3580
10.31
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.31
10.31
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.93
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.34
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
3.46
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
914
2.63
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
720
2.07
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.07
2.07
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.523
0.523
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.11
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.12
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3266
38.08
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13551
39.01
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.15
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1552
4.47
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.35
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12596
36.26
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.01
39.01

Fielding Stats for Brad Hand and Tom Zachary

Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
533
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.5
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2316
27
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
772
9
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.26
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.12
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
773
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.43
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
885
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.38
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
856
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.72
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.606
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Hand and Tom Zachary

Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
546
265.91
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
87
600
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1232
600
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1122
546.43
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.584
0.584
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254
123.7
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
101.3
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
13.64
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
5.84
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.92
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
22.4
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87.68
42.7
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324
157.79
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
318
154.87
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
38.47
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
4
27.59
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
54.55
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
6
41.38
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
90.1
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.25
-29.32
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.01
47.24
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.97
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
30.19
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
151.72
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 600 PAverified
261
127.11
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
3.95
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.72
4.72
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
22.4
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.41
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.49
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.49
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0