Players · H · Pitcher · 2023
Brad Hand
- Age
- 33
- B/T
- L/L
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 224 lb
- Number
- #52
- Born
- March 20, 1990 in Minneapolis, MN, United States
- MLB debut
- June 7, 2011
- dbWAR
- 8.3 13 season(s)
- IP
- 53.2
- ERA
- 5.53
- FIP
- 4.02
- K/9
- 9.9
- FIP−
- 93 100 = avg
Brad Hand was a relief pitcher for the Colorado Rockies. In 2023 he struck out 59 batters over 53.2 innings across 60 appearances, going 5-3. His ERA of 5.53 was 27.8% higher than the league average of 4.33 — 12th of 21 on his team, and 461st of 550 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 4.02 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 22.3% of swings (10.0% of every pitch he threw), walked 9.3% of the batters he faced and struck out 25.0%. His 0.6 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2023.
WAR by season
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | COL/ATL | 60 | 0 | 53.2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 54 | 33 | 59 | 22 | 5.53 | 4.02 | 1.42 | 9.9 | 3.7 | 128 | 93 | 0.6 | |
| 2022 | PHI | 55 | 0 | 45.0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 14 | 38 | 23 | 2.80 | 3.93 | 1.33 | 7.6 | 4.6 | 71 | 99 | 0.3 | |
| 2021 | WSH/NYM/TOR | 68 | 0 | 64.2 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 56 | 28 | 61 | 26 | 3.90 | 4.58 | 1.27 | 8.5 | 3.6 | 91 | 107 | 0.1 | |
| 2020 | CLE | 23 | 0 | 22.0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 29 | 4 | 2.05 | 1.37 | 0.77 | 11.9 | 1.6 | 46 | 31 | 0.9 | |
| 2019 | CLE | 60 | 0 | 57.1 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 53 | 21 | 84 | 18 | 3.30 | 2.80 | 1.24 | 13.2 | 2.8 | 73 | 62 | 1.4 | |
| 2018 | SD/CLE | 69 | 0 | 72.0 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 52 | 22 | 106 | 28 | 2.75 | 3.20 | 1.11 | 13.3 | 3.5 | 66 | 77 | 1.2 | |
| 2017 | SD | 72 | 0 | 79.1 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 54 | 19 | 104 | 20 | 2.16 | 3.03 | 0.93 | 11.8 | 2.3 | 49 | 70 | 1.6 | |
| 2016 | SD | 82 | 0 | 89.1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 63 | 29 | 111 | 36 | 2.92 | 3.07 | 1.11 | 11.2 | 3.6 | 70 | 73 | 1.7 | |
| 2015 | MIA | 38 | 12 | 93.1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 107 | 55 | 67 | 32 | 5.30 | 4.08 | 1.49 | 6.5 | 3.1 | 134 | 103 | 0.6 |
Batting
Standard and advanced, by season.
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 93 | 80 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 31 | .200 | .297 | .287 | .270 | 33.3% |
| vs RHB | 143 | 120 | 38 | 5 | 12 | 28 | .317 | .386 | .575 | .397 | 19.6% |
Pitch sequencing
What Brad Hand throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, how often it misses, and what hitters do with it.
| Sweeper | 482 | 81.0 | 2,394 | 47.7% | 28.6% | 106 | .236 | .726 | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 314 | 92.6 | 2,309 | 47.8% | 16.9% | 57 | .281 | .842 | |
| Sinker | 171 | 92.7 | 2,205 | 47.4% | 13.9% | 37 | .351 | .985 |
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Similar players
Nearest 2023 seasons by command, run prevention and role, on rate statistics rather than totals.
wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.