How Joe Thatcher's Sacrifice Flies Compares to Similar Players

Joe Thatcher totaled 15 career Sacrifice Flies, well above the relief pitcher average of 7.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Sacrifice Flies season came in 2007, posting 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 1.7 that year. The highest point came in 2008 at 3, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.6 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Sacrifice Flies total went from 2 in 2013 to 2 in 2014 and 2 in 2015, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Sacrifice Flies profile — ranging from 0 to 3 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Joe Thatcher Lifetime Sacrifice Flies

Stats similar to Sacrifice Flies for Joe Thatcher
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Season Avg.1.67
162 Game Avg.6
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Joe Thatcher Sacrifice Flies Per Season

Joe Thatcher's Sacrifice Flies 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 Sacrifice Flies per season line chart

Joe Thatcher Sacrifice Flies by Team

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

Joe Thatcher Cumulative Sacrifice Flies — Career Progression

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

Joe Thatcher Sacrifice Flies Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Joe Thatcher Sacrifice Flies — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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