Woody Rich vs. Grant Thatcher — Career Comparison

Woody Rich
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Grant Thatcher
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Woody Rich 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 5.06 and 1.509 for Woody Rich. By the career numbers, Grant Thatcher had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Woody Rich and Grant Thatcher

Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.53
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.22
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.23
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.97
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.48
48.48
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
5.06
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.16
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
27
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
27
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117.1
9
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
9
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
9.74
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
10.22
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.74
9.74
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
3.84
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.22
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
3.16
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.784
0.784
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.49
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.35
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
37.46
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
5.6
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.38
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.509
1.509
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.378
1.378
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
35.9
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
35.27
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.35
40.35
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.46
37.46

Fielding Stats for Woody Rich and Grant Thatcher

Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.22
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
27
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
9
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.43
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.89
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Woody Rich and Grant Thatcher

Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
471.43
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
5
187.5
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
600
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
557.14
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.464
0.464
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
114.29
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
114.29
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.22
17.41
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
39.5
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
114.29
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
128.57
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
42.86
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
4
57.14
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.29
18.45
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
38.14
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
71.43
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.4
8.4
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
5.33
5.33
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
28.57
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA