Thomas Hatch vs. Eric Lauer — Career Comparison

Thomas Hatch
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eric Lauer
MillenialOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Eric Lauer 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. Eric Lauer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.13 and WHIP 1.339 compared to 5.24 and 1.621 for Thomas Hatch. By the career numbers, Eric Lauer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Thomas Hatch and Eric Lauer

Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
4.46
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
1.9
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.63
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.58
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.44
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.5
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.57
53.57
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.73
13.73
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.81
85.81
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
5.24
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
4.13
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
27
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2104
27
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
9
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
701.1
9
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
9.96
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
675
8.66
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.96
9.96
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.66
8.66
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.4
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
1.42
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
4.37
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
3.29
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
7.25
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
8.59
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.291
1.291
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.18
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.44
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.24
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
40.28
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3003
38.54
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.05
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
6.03
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
4.54
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.18
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.19
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.31
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.45
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.592
1.592
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
35.3
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2699
34.64
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.28
40.28
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.54
38.54

Fielding Stats for Thomas Hatch and Eric Lauer

Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
4.46
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
1.9
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.63
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
27
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2104
27
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
9
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
701.1
9
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.7
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.36
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.79
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.85
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.57
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.32
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.49
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
1.21
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.26
91.26
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.635
0.635
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.73
13.73
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.81
85.81
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Thomas Hatch and Eric Lauer

Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
51
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
743.8
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
600
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
476.03
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.88
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.83
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.13
15.53
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
79.34
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
79.34
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.79
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.79
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.01
-0.07
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.79
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
53
262.81
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
2.28
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.92
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA