Frank Gabler vs. Grant Thatcher — Career Comparison

Frank Gabler
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Grant Thatcher
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Frank Gabler built a career as a starting pitcher and Grant Thatcher as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Grant Thatcher posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.16 and WHIP 1.378 compared to 5.26 and 1.499 for Frank Gabler. By the career numbers, Grant Thatcher had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Frank Gabler and Grant Thatcher

Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.7
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.22
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.74
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.38
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.55
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.03
41.03
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.43
27.43
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.24
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
5.26
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.16
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1129
27
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
27
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376.1
9
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
9
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
457
10.93
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
10.22
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.93
10.93
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.22
10.22
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.88
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
2.56
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
2.61
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.16
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.574
0.574
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.595
0.595
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.17
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.49
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1644
39.32
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
37.46
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.29
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
5.76
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.38
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.499
1.499
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.378
1.378
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1533
36.66
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
35.27
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.32
39.32
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.46
37.46

Fielding Stats for Frank Gabler and Grant Thatcher

Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.22
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
27
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
9
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.43
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.63
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Gabler and Grant Thatcher

Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
574.58
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
5
187.5
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
600
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
544.07
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
106.78
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
76.27
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
25.42
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.08
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
30.51
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.58
28.37
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
39.5
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
142.37
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
132.2
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.494
0.494
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
20.34
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
66.1
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
86.44
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.8
24.39
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
38.14
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
25.42
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
28
142.37
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
4.21
4.21
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
30.51
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
25.42
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA