Rich Hand vs. Clayton Lambert — Career Comparison

Rich Hand
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Clayton Lambert
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rich Hand built a career as a starting pitcher and Clayton Lambert as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rich Hand posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.01 and WHIP 1.475 compared to 5.4 and 1.474 for Clayton Lambert. By the career numbers, Rich Hand had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rich Hand and Clayton Lambert

Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.92
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.01
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.44
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.62
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.44
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.72
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
4.01
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.4
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1462
27
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
27
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487.1
9
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.1
9
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
8.35
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
9.26
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.26
9.26
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.96
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.93
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
4.62
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.01
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.31
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
5.13
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
3.24
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.806
0.806
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.26
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2125
39.24
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
38.11
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.23
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
4.4
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5.71
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.52
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.35
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.441
1.441
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.474
1.474
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1814
33.5
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
33.94
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.24
39.24
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Rich Hand and Clayton Lambert

Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.92
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.44
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1465
27
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488.1
9
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.61
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.25
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.99
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.86
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.52
93.52
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.971
0.971
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Rich Hand and Clayton Lambert

Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
500
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
1114.29
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
600
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
519.05
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
76.19
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
61.9
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.52
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.76
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.29
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
18.27
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
10.96
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
95.24
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
100
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
23.81
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
38.1
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
61.9
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.6
12.4
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.09
-4.06
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.52
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.29
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
147.62
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
257.14
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.06
4.06
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
47.62
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.52
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA