Max Macon vs. Grant Thatcher — Career Comparison

Max Macon
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Grant Thatcher
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Max Macon 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 4.24 and 1.463 for Max Macon. By the career numbers, Grant Thatcher had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Max Macon and Grant Thatcher

Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.45
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.22
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.88
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.51
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.58
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.22
47.22
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.8
35.8
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.27
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
4.24
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.16
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
892
27
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
27
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297.1
9
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
9
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
9.29
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
10.22
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.29
9.29
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.61
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
3.87
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
2.72
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.16
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.733
0.733
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.49
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.3
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1314
39.77
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
37.46
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.06
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
5.18
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.38
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.463
1.463
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.378
1.378
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1176
35.6
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
35.27
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.77
39.77
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.46
37.46

Fielding Stats for Max Macon and Grant Thatcher

Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.22
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
27
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
9
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
697
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
836
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.43
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.49
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.553
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Max Macon and Grant Thatcher

Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
226
258.78
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
5
187.5
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
524
600
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
574.81
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
15
562.5
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
152.29
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
124.81
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
19.47
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.58
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.44
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
27.48
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.47
54.35
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1.05
39.5
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
191.22
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
4
150
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
170.61
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
4
150
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.517
0.517
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
61.83
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
52.67
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
111.07
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54.36
62.25
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1.02
38.14
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
18.32
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
36.64
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.38
16.38
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
5.33
5.33
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.87
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.87
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.31
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.31
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA