Joe Benz vs. Thomas Hatch — Career Comparison

Joe Benz
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Thomas Hatch
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Benz built a career as a starting pitcher and Thomas Hatch as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Benz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.43 and WHIP 1.147 compared to 5.24 and 1.621 for Thomas Hatch. By the career numbers, Joe Benz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Benz and Thomas Hatch

Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
1.66
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
4.46
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.08
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.5
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.5
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.44
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.33
50.33
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.94
64.94
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.73
13.73
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.5
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
2.43
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
5.24
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4079
27
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
27
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359.2
9
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
9
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1225
8.11
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
9.96
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.11
8.11
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.96
9.96
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.4
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
2.21
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
4.37
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539
3.57
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
7.25
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.642
0.642
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.19
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.44
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5364
35.51
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
40.28
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.34
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.05
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
3.37
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
6.03
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.31
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.147
1.147
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.592
1.592
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5006
33.14
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
35.3
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.51
35.51
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.28
40.28

Fielding Stats for Joe Benz and Thomas Hatch

Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
4.46
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
27
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
9
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.7
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.79
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.57
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.49
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.32
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.155
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.73
13.73
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Benz and Thomas Hatch

Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
317.72
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
51
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
600
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
441
558.23
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
77.22
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
64.56
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.13
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.53
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.66
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.75
13.61
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
92.41
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
84.81
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
36.71
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
21.52
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
58.23
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
1.03
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.33
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
148
187.34
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
34.18
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.53
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA