Don Lee vs. Joe Thatcher — Career Comparison

Don Lee
Silent GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Thatcher
MillenialIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Don Lee 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 112), run prevention (ERA+ 189 vs 110), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 175 vs 103). Role difference aside, Joe Thatcher holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Don Lee and Joe Thatcher

Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
2.65
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
13.98
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.05
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.43
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.38
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.48
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.55
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.62
47.62
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.74
40.74
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.75
39.75
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
3.61
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
3.38
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2485
27
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
782
27
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
828.1
9
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
260.2
9
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
827
8.99
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
8.7
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.88
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.66
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.05
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
3.14
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.62
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
467
5.07
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
9.32
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.903
0.903
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.23
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.34
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.48
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3553
38.6
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1122
38.74
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.63
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.66
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
387
4.2
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
3.66
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.41
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.52
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.62
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.338
1.338
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3241
35.21
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
990
34.18
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74

Fielding Stats for Don Lee and Joe Thatcher

Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
2.65
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
13.98
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.05
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2485
27
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
782
27
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
828.1
9
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
260.2
9
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.47
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.52
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.66
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
2.05
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.86
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.99
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.79
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.83
96.83
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
92
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.057
0.057
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.75
39.75
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Lee and Joe Thatcher

Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
244
592.71
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
405
243000
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
600
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
548.99
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
89.88
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
72.87
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.57
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.54
20.75
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
111.74
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
104.45
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
29.15
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
31.58
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
58.3
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
12.88
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.57
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
194.33
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
3.09
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.01
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.86
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA