Pat Rapp vs. Grant Thatcher — Career Comparison

Pat Rapp
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Grant Thatcher
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Pat Rapp 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 4.68 and 1.574 for Pat Rapp. By the career numbers, Grant Thatcher had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pat Rapp and Grant Thatcher

Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
1.68
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.22
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.55
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.97
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.45
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.59
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.48
43.48
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.28
92.28
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
721
4.68
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.16
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4162
27
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
27
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1387.1
9
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
9
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1468
9.52
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
10.22
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.86
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
4.43
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.21
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
825
5.35
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
3.16
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.087
1.087
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.45
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.49
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.32
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6143
39.85
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
37.46
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
790
5.12
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.38
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.37
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.27
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.01
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.551
1.551
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.378
1.378
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5312
34.46
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
35.27
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.85
39.85
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.46
37.46

Fielding Stats for Pat Rapp and Grant Thatcher

Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
1.68
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.22
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.55
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4162
27
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
27
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1387.1
9
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
9
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.63
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
1.2
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
1.89
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.43
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
1.83
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.089
1.089
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.28
92.28
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pat Rapp and Grant Thatcher

Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
579.93
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
5
187.5
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
600
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
550.93
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
64.68
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
53.53
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
8.92
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.23
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
11.15
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.59
10.25
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
39.5
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
80.3
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
66.91
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
22.3
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
29
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
49.07
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.37
-9.75
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
38.14
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.23
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
92
205.2
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
2.92
2.92
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
46.84
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.46
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA