Karl Best vs. Grant Thatcher — Career Comparison

Karl Best
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Grant Thatcher
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Grant Thatcher posted a stronger line than Karl Best. Grant Thatcher posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.16 vs 4.04) and WHIP (1.378 vs 1.511). 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 Karl Best and Grant Thatcher

Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
6.01
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.22
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.49
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
4.04
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.16
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
27
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
27
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.1
9
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
9
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
9.46
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
10.22
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.46
9.46
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.69
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
3.84
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
7.19
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
3.16
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.19
7.19
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.49
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
40.5
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
37.46
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.15
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
4.73
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.38
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.478
1.478
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.378
1.378
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
35.47
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
35.27
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.46
37.46

Fielding Stats for Karl Best and Grant Thatcher

Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
6.01
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.22
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
27
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
27
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.1
9
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
9
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.69
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.89
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.43
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.79
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.131
0.131
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Karl Best and Grant Thatcher

Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
600
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
39.5
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
38.14
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Best
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA