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Brad Hand

Padres Career team 2016–2018
Number #45
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Left
Throws Left
Age 36
Height 6' 3"
Weight 224 lbs
Birth Place Minneapolis, KS
Born Mar 20, 1990

Key Insights

2023
The home runs are what is undoing his season

Hand has given up 6 tracked home runs, 5 of them to left field, the longest 405 feet.

6 tracked home runs allowed in 2023.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Hand's sinker leaves the bat at 94.3 mph, against 82.6 off his 4-seam fastball.

174 and 314 of them thrown.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs

43.3% of the contact against Hand is on the ground and 28% of it is in the air.

150 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him

Right-handed hitters average 87.4 mph off the bat against Hand and left-handers 84.4.

100 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 51 from left-handers.

Contextual Splits

Pitch
Outcome
Batter
Situation
Single
Double
Triple
Home Run
Out
Vs All Pitchers
Player Bio Data
DOB Mar 20, 1990
Birth Place Minneapolis, KS
Height 6' 3"
Weight 224 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Left/Left