Donovan Hand vs. Michael Lorenzen — Career Comparison

Donovan Hand
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Michael Lorenzen
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Michael Lorenzen 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 4.08 and 1.328 for Michael Lorenzen. 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 Michael Lorenzen

Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
4.04
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
395
3.57
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.88
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.08
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.49
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.5
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.54
49.54
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.88
21.88
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.13
30.13
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.53
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
452
4.08
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
27
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2988
27
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.1
9
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
9
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
9.21
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
8.32
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.26
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
1.13
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.78
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
387
3.5
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
5.05
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
826
7.46
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.46
7.46
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.869
0.869
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.38
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.46
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.76
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.37
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
37.72
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4214
38.08
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.63
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.5
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.66
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
474
4.28
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.18
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.51
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.85
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.332
1.332
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
33.43
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3751
33.89
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Donovan Hand and Michael Lorenzen

Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
4.04
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
429
3.54
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.88
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
1.03
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
27
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.1
9
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.38
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.12
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.89
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
0.84
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.4
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
2.03
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.27
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
1.96
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.74
94.74
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.75
96.75
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.563
0.563
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.555
0.555
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.88
21.88
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.14
29.14
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.12
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Donovan Hand and Michael Lorenzen

Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
32
1280
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
452
1844.9
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
600
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
12
480
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
542.86
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
126.53
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
81.63
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.24
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.57
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
44.9
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.37
66.82
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
232.65
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
163.27
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.651
0.651
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
81.63
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
97.96
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
151.02
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.51
-20.31
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.21
62.09
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.16
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.57
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
47
191.84
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.13
3.13
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
20.41
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
40
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.41
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.41
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.57
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.43
71.43