Donovan Hand vs. Lee Wade — Career Comparison

Donovan Hand
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Wade
Lost GenerationThrows RightSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lee Wade 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 3.77 and 1.309 for Lee Wade. 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 Lee Wade

Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
4.04
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.24
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.88
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.99
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.51
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.08
48.08
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.88
21.88
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.76
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.53
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
3.77
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1419
27
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.1
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
9
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
9.21
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
504
9.59
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.21
9.21
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.59
9.59
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.26
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.4
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
2.78
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.19
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
5.05
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
4.22
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.869
0.869
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.713
0.713
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.38
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.76
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
37.72
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2051
39.03
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.63
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.66
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
5.23
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.18
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.51
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.55
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.332
1.332
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
33.43
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1860
35.39
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Donovan Hand and Lee Wade

Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
4.04
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.28
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.88
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1713
27
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.1
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
571
9
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.38
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.79
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.89
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
1.69
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.24
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.4
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.71
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
2.47
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.28
91.28
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.563
0.563
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.938
1.938
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.88
21.88
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Donovan Hand and Lee Wade

Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
1280
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
187.5
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
600
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
12
480
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
535
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
102.5
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
80
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.5
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.34
33.36
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
130
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
137.5
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
57.5
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
42.5
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
97.5
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.51
-20.31
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.97
34.92
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.5
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.5
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
30
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA