Brad Radke vs. Grant Thatcher — Career Comparison

Brad Radke
Gen XWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Grant Thatcher
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brad Radke 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 4.22 and 1.265 for Brad Radke. By the career numbers, Grant Thatcher had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Radke and Grant Thatcher

Brad Radke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brad Radke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
1.39
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.22
Brad Radke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.38
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.97
Brad Radke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
0.54
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Brad Radke
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.51
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Brad Radke
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.57
51.57
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Brad Radke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.74
99.74
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Brad Radke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.14
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Brad Radke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Radke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Radke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1150
4.22
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.16
Brad Radke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Brad Radke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Brad Radke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Brad Radke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Brad Radke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7353
27
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
27
Brad Radke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2451
9
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
9
Brad Radke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2643
9.71
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
10.22
Brad Radke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.71
9.71
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Brad Radke
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
1.2
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Brad Radke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Brad Radke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Brad Radke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.63
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
2.19
Brad Radke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Radke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Brad Radke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1467
5.39
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
3.16
Brad Radke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Brad Radke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Brad Radke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Brad Radke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.1
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.49
Brad Radke
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.23
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Radke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Radke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10244
37.62
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
37.46
Brad Radke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Radke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1233
4.53
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.38
Brad Radke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Brad Radke
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.25
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Radke
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.28
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Radke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.64
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Radke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Brad Radke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9593
35.23
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
35.27
Brad Radke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Brad Radke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Brad Radke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.62
37.62
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.46
37.46

Fielding Stats for Brad Radke and Grant Thatcher

Brad Radke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brad Radke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
1.39
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.22
Brad Radke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.38
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Radke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7353
27
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
27
Brad Radke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2451
9
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
9
Brad Radke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.78
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Radke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
1.15
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Brad Radke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Brad Radke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
534
1.96
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.43
Brad Radke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
527
1.94
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Brad Radke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.69
98.69
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Brad Radke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Brad Radke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.74
99.74
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Radke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.09
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Radke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Radke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Radke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Radke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Radke and Grant Thatcher

Brad Radke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brad Radke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
6670.59
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
5
187.5
Brad Radke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Brad Radke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
511.76
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Brad Radke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brad Radke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Brad Radke
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Brad Radke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Brad Radke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Brad Radke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Radke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Radke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Brad Radke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brad Radke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Radke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Radke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
4.88
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
39.5
Brad Radke
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Brad Radke
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Brad Radke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Brad Radke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Brad Radke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Brad Radke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Brad Radke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Brad Radke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Brad Radke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Brad Radke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Brad Radke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Brad Radke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Brad Radke
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.78
-13.81
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
38.14
Brad Radke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Radke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Brad Radke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Radke
Career
Per 600 PA
9
158.82
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Brad Radke
Career
Per 600 PA
3.78
3.78
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Brad Radke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Brad Radke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
88.24
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Radke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Radke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Radke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Radke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Radke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Radke
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA