Ron Reed vs. Grant Thatcher — Career Comparison

Ron Reed
Silent GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Grant Thatcher
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ron Reed 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 3.46 and 1.264 for Ron Reed. By the career numbers, Grant Thatcher had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Reed and Grant Thatcher

Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
2.73
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.22
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
0.86
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
0.53
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.51
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.05
51.05
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.42
31.42
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.2
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.37
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
3.46
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.16
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7432
27
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
27
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2477.1
9
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
9
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2374
8.62
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
10.22
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.62
8.62
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.66
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
2.3
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.45
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1481
5.38
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
3.16
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.38
5.38
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.853
0.853
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.26
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.49
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.18
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10304
37.43
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
37.46
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.09
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1084
3.94
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
4.38
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.4
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.2
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.43
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.214
1.214
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9456
34.35
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
35.27
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.46
37.46

Fielding Stats for Ron Reed and Grant Thatcher

Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
2.73
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.22
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.86
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7432
27
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
27
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2477.1
9
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
9
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
0.62
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
1.24
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.05
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
1.9
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.43
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510
1.85
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.51
97.51
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.679
0.679
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.42
31.42
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.09
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Reed and Grant Thatcher

Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
754
650.94
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
5
187.5
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
695
600
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
620
535.25
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Ron Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ron Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
84.6
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
69.93
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
13.81
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
14.68
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ron Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ron Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.94
17.22
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
39.5
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
100.14
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
96.69
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Ron Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ron Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ron Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Ron Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Ron Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Ron Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Ron Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
36.26
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
32.81
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
69.06
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.97
10.33
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
38.14
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
11.22
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ron Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
194
167.48
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Ron Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
3.58
3.58
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Ron Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
50.07
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.59
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.86
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA