Don Bessent vs. Grant Thatcher — Career Comparison

Don Bessent
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Grant Thatcher
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Grant Thatcher posted a stronger line than Don Bessent. Grant Thatcher posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.16 vs 3.33) and home runs allowed (0.24 per nine innings vs 0.85). By the career numbers, Grant Thatcher had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Don Bessent and Grant Thatcher

Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
4.61
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.22
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.6
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.3
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.51
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
3.33
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.16
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
27
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
9
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
8.36
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
10.22
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.85
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
3.75
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.47
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
5.03
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
3.16
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.976
0.976
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.49
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
890
37.96
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
37.46
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.92
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
3.58
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
4.38
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
801
34.17
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
35.27
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.96
37.96
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.46
37.46

Fielding Stats for Don Bessent and Grant Thatcher

Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
4.61
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.22
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
27
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
9
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.51
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.24
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.79
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.43
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.75
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.62
97.62
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Bessent and Grant Thatcher

Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
1296
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
5
187.5
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
600
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
528
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
60
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
60
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
3.34
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
39.5
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
60
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
60
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.64
-19.65
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
38.14
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
14
168
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
3.57
3.57
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
60
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA