Doc Bracken vs. Thomas Hatch — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Bracken 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. Thomas Hatch posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.24 and WHIP 1.621 compared to 5.52 and 1.774 for Doc Bracken. By the career numbers, Thomas Hatch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doc Bracken and Thomas Hatch

Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.58
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
4.46
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.18
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.79
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.44
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.55
54.55
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.73
13.73
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.52
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
5.24
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.41
5.41
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
27
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
27
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.2
9
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
9
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
9.26
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
9.96
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.26
9.26
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.96
9.96
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.59
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.4
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
6.7
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.37
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.7
6.7
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
7.29
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
7.25
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.29
7.29
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.555
1.555
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.291
1.291
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.44
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
43.16
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
461
40.28
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.05
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
7.09
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
6.03
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.09
7.09
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.03
6.03
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.31
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.774
1.774
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.592
1.592
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
35.28
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
35.3
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.16
43.16
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.28
40.28

Fielding Stats for Doc Bracken and Thomas Hatch

Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.58
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
4.46
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.18
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
27
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
27
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.2
9
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
9
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.7
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.58
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.79
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.97
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.57
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.97
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.49
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.73
13.73
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Bracken and Thomas Hatch

Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
282.35
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
12.73
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
176.47
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.21
-7.44
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA