Brad Hand

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2011-2023)

Brad Hand was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2011 to 2023 for 10 teams, including the Florida Marlins, a span of 13 seasons. Across 579 career appearances, he went 40-55 with a 3.75 ERA, 782 strikeouts, and 132 saves. Brad Hand was a 3-time All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 7485.9.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

W–L 40–55
ERA 3.75
WHIP 1.26
SO 782
Pitcher PIV 7485.9
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'3" / 224 lb
Born
3/20/1990 in Minneapolis, MN, USA
MLB Debut
2011-06-07
Awards
3× All-Star

Full name: Bradley Richard Hand

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Career Pitching Statistics

Brad Hand — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
40 55 579 43 0 0 132 772.0 673 322 80 297 782 3.75 7485.9

Career ERA 3.75 vs. league average 4.12 across their career seasons — 8.8% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Brad Hand Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2011 FLO NL 1 8 12 12 0 0 0 60.0 53 28 35 38 4.20 3.94 (-7%) -2674.4
2012 MIA NL 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3.2 6 7 6 3 17.18 — 0.0
2013 MIA NL 1 1 7 2 0 0 0 20.2 13 7 8 15 3.05 3.87 (+21%) -77.6
2014 MIA NL 3 8 32 16 0 0 1 111.0 112 54 39 67 4.38 3.74 (-17%) -1286.7
2015 MIA NL 4 7 38 12 0 0 0 93.1 107 55 32 67 5.30 3.96 (-34%) -268.2
2016 SDN NL 4 4 82 0 0 0 1 89.1 63 29 36 111 2.92 4.19 (+30%) 2551.2
2017 SDN NL 3 4 72 0 0 0 21 79.1 54 19 20 104 2.16 4.36 (+51%) 2673.7
2018 SDN NL 2 4 41 0 0 0 24 44.1 33 15 15 65 3.05 4.15 (+27%) 1080.0
2018 CLE AL 0 1 28 0 0 0 8 27.2 19 7 13 41 2.28 4.15 (+45%) 637.1
2019 CLE AL 6 4 60 0 0 0 34 57.1 53 21 18 84 3.30 4.51 (+27%) 2479.3
2020 CLE AL 2 1 23 0 0 0 16 22.0 13 5 4 29 2.05 4.45 (+54%) 1701.7
2021 WAS NL 5 5 41 0 0 0 21 42.2 31 17 18 42 3.59 4.27 (+16%) -81.5
2021 NYN NL 1 0 16 0 0 0 0 13.1 12 4 5 14 2.70 4.27 (+37%) 291.0
2021 TOR AL 0 2 11 0 0 0 0 8.2 13 7 3 5 7.27 — 0.0
2022 PHI NL 3 2 55 0 0 0 5 45.0 37 14 23 38 2.80 3.97 (+29%) 38.2
2023 COL NL 3 1 40 0 0 0 0 35.2 35 18 16 41 4.54 4.33 (-5%) 287.1
2023 ATL NL 2 2 20 0 0 0 1 18.0 19 15 6 18 7.50 4.33 (-73%) 135.0
Career · 17 seasons 40 55 579 43 0 0 132 772.0 673 322 297 782 3.75 — 7,486

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Brad Hand — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
579 72 2 5 0 0 0 4 0 0 22 .069 .069 .069 .139 0

Career AVG .069 vs. league average .251 across their career seasons — 72.3% below league average.

Career OBP .069 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 78.2% below league average.

Career SLG .069 vs. league average .409 across their career seasons — 83.0% below league average.

Career OPS .139 vs. league average .727 across their career seasons — 80.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Brad Hand Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2011 FLO NL 12 17 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 .118 — — — — 0.0
2012 MIA NL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2013 MIA NL 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2014 MIA NL 32 27 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 .037 — — — — 0.0
2015 MIA NL 38 17 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 .118 — — — — 0.0
2016 SDN NL 82 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2017 SDN NL 72 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2018 SDN NL 41 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2018 CLE AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2019 CLE AL 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2020 CLE AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2021 WAS NL 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2021 NYN NL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2021 TOR AL 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2022 PHI NL 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2023 COL NL 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2023 ATL NL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 17 seasons 579 72 2 5 0 0 0 4 0 0 22 .069 — — — — 0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Brad Hand — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Brad Hand — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2023 NLDS1 ATL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2022 NLCS PHI 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2022 NLDS1 PHI 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2022 WS PHI 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2020 ALWC2 CLE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2018 ALDS2 CLE 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Brad Hand — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 1 11 0 0 9.0 13 8 4 11 8.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Brad Hand — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2023 NLDS1 ATL 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 1 2 9.00
2022 NLCS PHI 1 0 2 0 0 1.0 3 3 1 0 27.00
2022 NLDS1 PHI 1 0 3 0 0 2.2 2 0 0 3 0.00
2022 WS PHI 0 0 2 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 1 0.00
2020 ALWC2 CLE 0 1 1 0 0 0.2 3 2 1 1 27.00
2018 ALDS2 CLE 0 0 2 0 0 1.2 3 2 1 4 10.80

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Brad Hand — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home303402201.050
Away276320303.094

Pitching — Home / Away

Brad Hand — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home303415.13561681314193.64
Away276356.23171541663633.89

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Brad Hand — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2023-10-01 ATLWAS — 0.1122100
2023-09-29 ATLWAS L 0.2211021
2023-09-26 ATLCHC W 1.0000010
2023-09-22 ATLWAS — 1.0122110
2023-09-20 ATLPHI — 1.0000010
2023-09-15 ATLMIA L 0.1344110
2023-09-13 ATLPHI — 1.0000020
2023-09-12 ATLPHI SV 1.0000010
2023-09-10 ATLPIT W 0.2000000
2023-09-06 ATLSTL — 1.0100010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Brad Hand — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 579 43 22 96 5 5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Brad Hand — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2011 FLO P 12 12 2 10 1 0
2012 MIA P 1 1 0 0 0 0
2013 MIA P 7 2 1 2 0 0
2014 MIA P 32 16 8 24 0 1
2015 MIA P 38 12 2 18 0 1
2016 SDN P 82 0 2 9 1 1
2017 SDN P 72 0 1 5 0 0
2018 SDN P 41 0 0 7 1 0
2018 CLE P 28 0 1 2 0 0
2019 CLE P 60 0 0 0 0 0
2020 CLE P 23 0 0 1 0 0
2021 WAS P 41 0 0 6 0 1
2021 NYN P 16 0 0 1 1 0
2021 TOR P 11 0 0 1 0 0
2022 PHI P 55 0 4 1 1 0
2023 COL P 40 0 1 5 0 1
2023 ATL P 20 0 0 4 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Brad Hand Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 579

Awards & Honors

Brad Hand — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
2020 All-MLB Team - Second Team RP
2018 Reliever of the Month May
2017 Reliever of the Month July

Salary History

Brad Hand — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2015 MIA NL $520,000
2014 MIA NL $500,000
Total Career Earnings $1,020,000

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Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

  1. 98
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  2. 86
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  3. 85
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  4. 84
    Wade Davis
    63-55, 3.94 ERA
  5. 81
    Heath Bell
    38-32, 3.49 ERA
  6. 81
    Mel Rojas
    34-31, 3.82 ERA

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Brad Hand: the record in brief

Brad Hand's entire major league record comes from the period beginning June 7, 2011. By club, Hand's seasons break down as the Florida Marlins (2011), the Miami Marlins (2012 to 2015), the San Diego Padres (2016 to 2018), the Cleveland Indians (2018 to 2020), the Washington Nationals (2021), the New York Mets (2021), the Toronto Blue Jays (2021), and the Philadelphia Phillies (2022), among other clubs in the table. Listed as a pitcher, Hand batted and threw left-handed. Height and weight on file: 6-foot-3 and 224 pounds. Hand was born on March 20, 1990, in Minneapolis, MN, USA. Hand's full given name, per the bio, is Bradley Richard Hand.

Hand went 40-55 with a 3.75 ERA in 579 games, 43 of them starts. The same table counts 782 strikeouts and 132 saves. That 3.75 ERA compares with a 4.12 league average across the same seasons, 8.8% better. No season topped the 6 wins of 2019. Hand struck out 111 batters in 2016, a career high.

Frequently Asked Questions about Brad Hand

What years did Brad Hand play?
Brad Hand played in Major League Baseball from 2011 to 2023.
Was Brad Hand a pitcher?
Yes. Brad Hand pitched in the major leagues, recording 40 wins and 782 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Brad Hand hit?
Brad Hand hit 0 career home runs with 5 hits.
What was Brad Hand's career batting average?
Brad Hand batted .069 over his career, with 5 hits in 72 at bats.
How many RBI did Brad Hand have?
Brad Hand drove in 4 runs in his career.
What was Brad Hand's career ERA?
Brad Hand finished with a 3.75 career ERA, going 40-55 with 782 strikeouts.