Ivy Andrews vs. Grant Thatcher — Career Comparison

Ivy Andrews
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Grant Thatcher
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ivy Andrews built a career as a starting pitcher and Grant Thatcher as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Grant Thatcher posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.16 and WHIP 1.378 compared to 4.14 and 1.434 for Ivy Andrews. By the career numbers, Grant Thatcher had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ivy Andrews and Grant Thatcher

Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
2.15
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.22
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
0.93
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.43
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.51
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.87
45.87
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.37
43.37
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.37
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
479
4.14
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.16
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3123
27
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
27
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1041
9
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
9
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
9.95
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
10.22
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.95
9.95
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.51
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
2.96
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
2.22
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.16
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.575
0.575
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.595
0.595
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.49
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4548
39.32
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
37.46
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.73
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
562
4.86
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.38
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.434
1.434
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.378
1.378
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4202
36.33
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
35.27
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.32
39.32
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.46
37.46

Fielding Stats for Ivy Andrews and Grant Thatcher

Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.22
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
27
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
9
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.43
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.819
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ivy Andrews and Grant Thatcher

Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
253
428.81
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
5
187.5
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
354
600
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319
540.68
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
100
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
84.75
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
15.25
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
15.25
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.92
26.98
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
39.5
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
115.25
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
130.51
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
44.07
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
49.15
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
93.22
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.1
27.28
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
38.14
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
30.51
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
105.08
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.71
5.71
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
5.33
5.33
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
28.81
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA