How Joe Thatcher's Innings Pitched Compares to Similar Players

Joe Thatcher totaled 260 career Innings Pitched, near the relief pitcher average of 288.4 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Innings Pitched season came in 2009, posting 45, near the relief pitcher average of 44.6 that year. The lowest point came in 2011 at 10, well below the relief pitcher average of 42.9 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Innings Pitched total went from 39 in 2013 to 30 in 2014 and 22 in 2015, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Innings Pitched profile — ranging from 10 to 45 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

Joe Thatcher Lifetime Innings Pitched and Similar Stats

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Joe Thatcher Innings Pitched Per Season

Joe Thatcher's Innings Pitched for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Joe Thatcher Innings Pitched per season line chart

Joe Thatcher Innings Pitched by Team

Joe Thatcher's career Innings Pitched totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Joe Thatcher career Innings Pitched by team bar chart

Joe Thatcher Cumulative Innings Pitched — Career Progression

A running total of Joe Thatcher's career Innings Pitched, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Joe Thatcher Innings Pitched year-over-year waterfall chart

Joe Thatcher Innings Pitched Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Joe Thatcher's seasonal Innings Pitched alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Joe Thatcher Innings Pitched distribution box chart versus comparable players

Joe Thatcher Innings Pitched — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Joe Thatcher's MLB career with Innings Pitched alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Joe Thatcher Innings Pitched season-by-season breakdown table