Jim Archer vs. Grant Thatcher — Career Comparison

Jim Archer
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Grant Thatcher
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Archer 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 3.94 and 1.373 for Jim Archer. By the career numbers, Grant Thatcher had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Archer and Grant Thatcher

Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.2
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.22
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.08
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.97
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.62
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.12
49.12
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
3.94
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.16
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
699
27
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
27
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
9
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
9
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
9.42
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
10.22
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.42
9.42
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.73
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
2.7
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
4.71
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
3.16
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.824
0.824
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.49
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1008
38.94
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
37.46
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.54
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
4.98
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.38
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
36.04
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
35.27
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.94
38.94
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.46
37.46

Fielding Stats for Jim Archer and Grant Thatcher

Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.2
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.22
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.08
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
699
27
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
27
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
9
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
9
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.31
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.51
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.93
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.43
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.82
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
94
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.825
0.825
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.12
49.12
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Archer and Grant Thatcher

Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
468.49
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
5
187.5
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
600
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
526.03
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
41.1
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
32.88
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.22
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.22
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
5.44
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
39.5
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
49.32
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
57.53
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
32.88
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
49.32
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.21
-18.13
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
38.14
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
19
156.16
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.84
3.84
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
49.32
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA