Rich Hand vs. Jose Mercedes — Career Comparison

Rich Hand
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jose Mercedes
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Jose Mercedes a clear advantage over Rich Hand across the core pitching metrics. Jose Mercedes led in home run suppression (HR9+ 111 vs 81), walk avoidance (BB%+ 99 vs 71), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 83). Rich Hand held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 82). Jose Mercedes was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Rich Hand and Jose Mercedes

Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.92
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.24
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.44
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.22
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.51
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.72
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.6
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.83
45.83
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
4.01
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
4.75
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1462
27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
487.1
9
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
8.35
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
617
9.52
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.96
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.16
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
4.62
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.44
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.31
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
5.13
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
4.79
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.914
0.914
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.2
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.26
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.32
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2125
39.24
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2530
39.06
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.28
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
4.4
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
5.19
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.52
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.35
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.05
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1814
33.5
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2249
34.72
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.24
39.24
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.06
39.06

Fielding Stats for Rich Hand and Jose Mercedes

Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.92
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.24
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.44
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.22
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1465
27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
488.1
9
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.61
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.25
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.77
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.99
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.2
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.86
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.14
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.52
93.52
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.87
94.87
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.971
0.971
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rich Hand and Jose Mercedes

Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
105
500
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
4350
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
600
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
519.05
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
76.19
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
61.9
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.52
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.76
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.29
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
18.27
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
3.13
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
95.24
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
100
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
23.81
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
38.1
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
61.9
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.6
12.4
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.04
-31.17
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
9.52
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.29
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
147.62
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
360
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.06
4.06
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
47.62
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.52
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA