Bob Bruce vs. Joe Thatcher — Career Comparison

Bob Bruce
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Thatcher
MillenialIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Bruce 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 224 vs 115), run prevention (ERA+ 189 vs 91), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 175 vs 101). Role difference aside, Joe Thatcher holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bob Bruce and Joe Thatcher

Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
1.76
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
13.98
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.39
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.38
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.57
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.55
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.83
40.83
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.74
40.74
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.85
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
3.38
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
782
27
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
260.2
9
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1146
9.19
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
8.7
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.76
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.66
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
2.73
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
3.14
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.2
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.62
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
733
5.88
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
9.32
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.956
0.956
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.3
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.38
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.48
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4818
38.64
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1122
38.74
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.14
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.66
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
551
4.42
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
3.66
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.41
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.52
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.62
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.324
1.324
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4430
35.52
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
990
34.18
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74

Fielding Stats for Bob Bruce and Joe Thatcher

Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
1.76
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
13.98
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
782
27
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
260.2
9
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.76
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.32
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.66
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.14
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.86
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
2.08
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.79
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
97
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
92
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.057
0.057
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Bruce and Joe Thatcher

Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
223
333.67
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
405
243000
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
401
600
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
346
517.71
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
77.81
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
65.84
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.47
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.97
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.96
20.89
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
91.27
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
124.19
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
37.41
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.44
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
62.84
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.57
17.31
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.49
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
41.9
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
152.62
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
3.93
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
34.41
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.49
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA