Thomas Hatch vs. Buck O'Brien — Career Comparison

Thomas Hatch
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Buck O'Brien
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Buck O'Brien 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. Buck O'Brien posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.63 and WHIP 1.273 compared to 5.24 and 1.621 for Thomas Hatch. By the career numbers, Buck O'Brien had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Thomas Hatch and Buck O'Brien

Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
4.46
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.33
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.13
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.6
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.44
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.52
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.7
53.7
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.73
13.73
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.38
84.38
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.75
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
5.24
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.63
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
27
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1296
27
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
9
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
9
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
9.96
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
8.15
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.96
9.96
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.15
8.15
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.4
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
4.37
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
3.31
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
7.25
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
4.25
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.44
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.23
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
40.28
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1741
36.27
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.05
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
6.03
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.58
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.31
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.592
1.592
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.273
1.273
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
35.3
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1571
32.73
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.28
40.28
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.27
36.27

Fielding Stats for Thomas Hatch and Buck O'Brien

Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
4.46
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
27
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
9
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.7
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.79
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.57
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.49
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.67
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.73
13.73
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Thomas Hatch and Buck O'Brien

Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
51
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
244.59
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
600
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
546.5
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
76.43
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
61.15
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.46
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.82
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.29
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
19.52
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
95.54
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
110.83
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.93
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
30.57
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
53.5
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
11.58
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
34.39
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
40
152.87
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
3.93
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
19.11
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA