How Joe Thatcher's Runs Compares to Similar Players

Joe Thatcher totaled 106 career Runs, well below the relief pitcher average of 145.4 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest Runs season came in 2010, posting 5, well below the relief pitcher average of 19.6 that year. The highest point came in 2008 at 25, above the relief pitcher average of 22.0 that year. The Runs trended upward through the final seasons. The Runs total went from 14 in 2013 to 16 in 2014 and 8 in 2015, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Runs profile — ranging from 5 to 25 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

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Joe Thatcher Runs Per Season

Joe Thatcher's Runs 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 Runs per season line chart

Joe Thatcher Runs by Team

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

Joe Thatcher Cumulative Runs — Career Progression

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

Joe Thatcher Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Joe Thatcher Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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