Donovan Hand vs. Ed Heusser — Career Comparison

Donovan Hand
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Heusser
Greatest GenerationUtahThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Heusser built a career as a starting pitcher and Donovan Hand as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Donovan Hand posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.53 and WHIP 1.346 compared to 3.69 and 1.350 for Ed Heusser. By the career numbers, Donovan Hand had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Donovan Hand and Ed Heusser

Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
4.04
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
2.2
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.88
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.86
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.46
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.55
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.53
45.53
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.88
21.88
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.1
39.1
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.41
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.53
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
3.69
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
27
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3261
27
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.1
9
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1087
9
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
9.21
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1167
9.66
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.21
9.21
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.66
9.66
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.26
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.55
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
2.78
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.48
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
5.05
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
2.48
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.869
0.869
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.551
0.551
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.38
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.76
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
37.72
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4644
38.45
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.75
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.66
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
528
4.37
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.51
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
33.43
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4331
35.86
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.45
38.45

Fielding Stats for Donovan Hand and Ed Heusser

Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
4.04
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.88
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
27
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.1
9
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.38
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.89
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.4
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.27
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.49
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.563
0.563
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.955
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.88
21.88
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Donovan Hand and Ed Heusser

Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
1280
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
266
439.67
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
363
600
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
12
480
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
335
553.72
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
114.05
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
90.91
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.22
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.96
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.96
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
23.14
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.21
36.71
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
152.07
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
138.84
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
52.89
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
39.67
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
87.6
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.51
-20.31
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.28
36.83
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
24.79
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
91
150.41
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
3.99
3.99
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
21.49
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
40
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.61
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA