Charlie Becker vs. Joe Thatcher — Career Comparison

Charlie Becker
Lost GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Thatcher
MillenialIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Charlie Becker built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Thatcher as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Thatcher posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.385 compared to 3.92 and 1.456 for Charlie Becker. By the career numbers, Joe Thatcher had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Becker and Joe Thatcher

Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.68
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
13.98
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.38
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.55
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.74
40.74
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
3.92
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
3.38
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
27
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
782
27
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.1
9
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260.2
9
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
9.86
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
8.7
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.86
9.86
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.66
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
3.25
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
3.14
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.62
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
4.03
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
9.32
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.809
0.809
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.48
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
40.89
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122
38.74
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.66
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
5.6
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
3.66
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.41
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.52
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.62
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.456
1.456
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
36.86
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
990
34.18
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.74
38.74

Fielding Stats for Charlie Becker and Joe Thatcher

Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
13.98
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
27
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260.2
9
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.66
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.86
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.79
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
92
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.333
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.057
0.057
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Becker and Joe Thatcher

Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
15
346.15
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
405
243000
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
553.85
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.61
37.23
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.11
48.61
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.71
3.71
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA