Brad Hand
Historical · P

Brad Hand

6' 3", 224 lbs·Lived to 36·Bats L / Throws L
All-Star
Pitcher archetype· RP· DERIVED
Breaking-Ball FirstLeads with the slider, sweeper, or curve — spin over speed.2015–2023 · 9,638 pitches · 93.0 mph fastball
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Career Highs
2.16
Best ERA · 2017
6
Most W · 2021
111
Most K · 2016
0.933
Best WHIP · 2017
Career Arc · OPS
3 seasons
Career Arc · ERA
13 seasons
Statistical Comps

Career · Hitting

13 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
2011FLO121701.118.23533
2012MIA1100.000.0000
2013MIA7400.000.0000
2014MIA322701.037.07411
2015MIA381702.118.23533
2016SD82400.000.0000
2017SD72100.000.0000
2018SD69100.000.0000
2019CLE60000
2020CLE23000
2021WSH68000
2022PHI55000
2023COL60000
Career5797204.069

Career · Pitching

13 seasons
YearTeamGIPWLERAERA+SOWHIP
2011FLO1260.0184.2094381.467
2012MIA13.70117.182333.273
2013MIA720.7113.05127151.016
2014MIA32111.0384.3885671.360
2015MIA3893.3475.3075671.489
2016SD8289.3442.921431111.108
2017SD7279.3342.162011040.933
2018SD6972.0252.751511061.111
2019CLE6057.3643.30136841.238
2020CLE2322.0212.05217290.773
2021WSH6864.7673.90109611.268
2022PHI5545.0322.80141381.333
2023COL6053.7535.5378591.416
Career579772.04055782
Pitch Movement Map

Each pitch type this pitcher throws regularly, placed by how the ball moves — sideways break across, rise or drop down the side. Each dotted ring holds about the middle 85% of the league’s pitches of that type, so a cluster sitting outside its ring is movement most pitchers don’t have.

LHP · 9,519 pitches · 2015–2023
-24-12+12+24-24-12+12+24← GLOVE SIDEARM SIDE →HORIZONTAL BREAK (IN)INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (IN)STFFSICUCHSL
ST · Sweeper37.9% · 81.2 mph
FF · 4-Seam Fastball32.5% · 93.0 mph
SI · Sinker22.1% · 92.9 mph
CU · Curveball4.3% · 79.5 mph
CH · Changeup1.8% · 86.3 mph
SL · Slider1.4% · 84.9 mph

The dots — a sample of this pitcher’s regular-season pitches, placed by movement: left–right is horizontal break, up–down is induced vertical break (what the pitch does beyond gravity). The view is handedness-neutral — positive break is toward the pitcher’s arm side for lefties and righties alike, so every sinker runs right and every sweeper breaks left, whoever throws it.

The dotted rings — about the middle 85% of where each pitch type lands league-wide (a 2-standard-deviation spread), measured from 7.5 million regular-season pitches since 2015. A cluster sitting well outside its ring is movement most of the league doesn’t get. Spring training and the postseason are excluded.

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