Andy Ashby vs. Grant Thatcher — Career Comparison

Andy Ashby
Gen XMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Grant Thatcher
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Andy Ashby 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 4.12 and 1.351 for Andy Ashby. By the career numbers, Grant Thatcher had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Andy Ashby and Grant Thatcher

Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.54
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.22
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.42
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.97
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.49
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Andy Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
0.55
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Andy Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.12
47.12
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.23
92.23
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.1
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
829
4.12
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.16
Andy Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Andy Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Andy Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5432
27
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
27
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1810.2
9
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
9
Andy Ashby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1857
9.23
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
10.22
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.23
9.23
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Andy Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
1.02
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Andy Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Andy Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Andy Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
540
2.68
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Andy Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.24
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1173
5.83
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
3.16
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.83
5.83
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.946
0.946
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Andy Ashby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.29
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.49
Andy Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.3
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7692
38.23
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
37.46
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
922
4.58
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.38
Andy Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Andy Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.49
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.25
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
0.84
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.324
1.324
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6941
34.5
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
35.27
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.23
38.23
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.46
37.46

Fielding Stats for Andy Ashby and Grant Thatcher

Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.54
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.22
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.42
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5432
27
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
27
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1810.2
9
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
9
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.65
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
1.32
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Andy Ashby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
2.02
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.43
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
1.97
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Andy Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.282
1.282
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.23
92.23
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Andy Ashby and Grant Thatcher

Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
313
302.42
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
5
187.5
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
621
600
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
503.38
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Andy Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Andy Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
67.63
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
54.11
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
12.56
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Andy Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
13.53
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Andy Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.79
13.32
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
39.5
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
83.09
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
83.09
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Andy Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Andy Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Andy Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Andy Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Andy Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Andy Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Andy Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
25.12
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
25.12
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
49.28
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.34
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
38.14
Andy Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
15.46
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Andy Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
218
210.63
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Andy Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
2.85
2.85
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Andy Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
80.19
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.83
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA