Brad Hand vs. Carlos Zambrano — Career Comparison

Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Carlos Zambrano
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats SwitchSouth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherSilver SluggerAll-Star

Carlos Zambrano 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. Carlos Zambrano led in strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 76), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 87), and run prevention (ERA+ 102 vs 98). Brad Hand held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 95 vs 75). Role difference aside, Carlos Zambrano holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Brad Hand and Carlos Zambrano

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
1.63
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.39
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.61
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.42
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.19
59.19
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.31
85.31
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
3.75
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
3.66
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.236
0.236
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5877
27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1959
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
673
7.85
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1709
7.85
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.85
7.85
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.85
7.85
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.93
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
0.74
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.46
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
898
4.13
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.19
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1637
7.52
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.52
7.52
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.294
1.294
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.47
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3266
38.08
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8389
38.54
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
4.15
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
4.04
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.35
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.46
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.2
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.8
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.331
1.331
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2871
33.47
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7245
33.28
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.54
38.54

Fielding Stats for Brad Hand and Carlos Zambrano

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
1.63
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.39
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5877
27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1959
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
0.77
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.12
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.33
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.43
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
2.22
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.38
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
2.1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.82
94.82
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.31
85.31
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.13
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Hand and Carlos Zambrano

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 600 PA
384
309.68
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
87
600
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
744
600
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
693
558.87
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
133.06
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
90.32
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
20.97
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.42
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
19.35
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
42.74
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.8
53.87
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
216.94
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
141.13
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
60.48
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
4
27.59
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
57.26
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
6
41.38
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
98.39
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.25
-29.32
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.46
52.79
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.06
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
151.72
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 600 PA
240
193.55
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 600 PA
3.1
3.1
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
29.84
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.23
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
11.29
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.81
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.81
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100