How Joe Thatcher's Losses Compares to Similar Players

Joe Thatcher totaled 16 career Losses, near the relief pitcher average of 15.5 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Losses season came in 2009, posting 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 2.4 that year. The highest point came in 2008 at 4, well above the relief pitcher average of 2.4 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Losses total went from 2 in 2013 to 1 in 2014 and 3 in 2015, rising over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Losses profile — ranging from 0 to 4 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

Joe Thatcher Lifetime Losses

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Joe Thatcher Losses Per Season

Joe Thatcher's Losses 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 Losses per season line chart

Joe Thatcher Losses by Team

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

Joe Thatcher Cumulative Losses — Career Progression

A running total of Joe Thatcher's career Losses, 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 Losses year-over-year waterfall chart

Joe Thatcher Losses Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Joe Thatcher's seasonal Losses 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 Losses distribution box chart versus comparable players

Joe Thatcher Losses — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Joe Thatcher's MLB career with Losses 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 Losses season-by-season breakdown table