Zach Jackson vs. Joe Thatcher — Career Comparison

Zach Jackson
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Thatcher
MillenialIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Zach Jackson 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.385 compared to 5.81 and 1.566 for Zach Jackson. By the career numbers, Joe Thatcher had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Zach Jackson and Joe Thatcher

Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.88
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
13.98
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.45
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.34
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.38
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.55
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.74
40.74
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.27
77.27
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
5.81
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
3.38
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
27
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
782
27
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
105.1
9
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260.2
9
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
11.19
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
8.7
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.19
11.19
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.28
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.66
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.91
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
3.14
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.62
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
5.38
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
9.32
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.921
0.921
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.48
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
41.1
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122
38.74
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.66
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
6.32
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
3.66
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.32
6.32
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.41
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.52
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.2
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.62
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.567
1.567
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
990
34.18
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.327
0.327
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.74
38.74

Fielding Stats for Zach Jackson and Joe Thatcher

Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.88
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
13.98
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.45
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
27
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
782
27
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
105.1
9
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260.2
9
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.51
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.54
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.66
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.31
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.86
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.05
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.79
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
92
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.057
0.057
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.27
77.27
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Zach Jackson and Joe Thatcher

Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
1015.38
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
405
243000
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
415.38
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
4.57
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.1
-4.76
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA