Booker McDaniel vs. Grant Thatcher — Career Comparison

Booker McDaniel
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Grant Thatcher
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Booker McDaniel 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. Booker McDaniel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.64 and WHIP 1.140 compared to 3.16 and 1.378 for Grant Thatcher. By the career numbers, Booker McDaniel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Booker McDaniel and Grant Thatcher

Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.66
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.22
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.77
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.7
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.3
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.77
69.77
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.48
46.48
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.61
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.26
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.64
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
3.16
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1155
27
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
27
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
9
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
9
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
7.83
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
10.22
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
2.43
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
6.97
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
3.16
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.97
6.97
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.044
1.044
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.49
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1585
37.05
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
37.46
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.84
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
3.41
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
4.38
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.28
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.37
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1466
34.27
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
35.27
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.05
37.05
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.46
37.46

Fielding Stats for Booker McDaniel and Grant Thatcher

Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.68
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.22
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.79
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1155
27
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
27
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
9
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
9
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.28
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
2.03
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
2.43
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.43
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.31
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.19
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.19
95.19
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.375
1.375
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.22
47.22
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Booker McDaniel and Grant Thatcher

Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
288.75
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
5
187.5
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
600
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
577.5
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
15
562.5
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.614
0.614
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
86.25
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
37.5
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.5
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
48.75
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.89
52.08
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1.05
39.5
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
198.75
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
4
150
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
153.75
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
4
150
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.602
0.602
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.517
0.517
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
52.5
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
63.75
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
112.5
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.73
55.24
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1.02
38.14
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
18.75
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
160
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
5.33
5.33
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA