Matt Riley vs. Grant Thatcher — Career Comparison

Matt Riley
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Grant Thatcher
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Riley 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 5.99 and 1.761 for Matt Riley. By the career numbers, Grant Thatcher had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Riley and Grant Thatcher

Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.4
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.22
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.66
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.97
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.46
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.37
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.56
55.56
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.23
69.23
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
5.99
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.16
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
293
27
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
27
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.2
9
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
9
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
9.22
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
10.22
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.22
9.22
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.66
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
6.63
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.63
6.63
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
7.19
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
3.16
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.19
7.19
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.536
1.536
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.49
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
41.84
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
37.46
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
6.27
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.38
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.11
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.761
1.761
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.378
1.378
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
34.74
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
35.27
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.84
41.84
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.46
37.46

Fielding Stats for Matt Riley and Grant Thatcher

Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.4
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.22
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.66
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
293
27
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
27
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.2
9
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
9
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.74
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.46
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.47
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.43
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.01
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.75
68.75
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.423
0.423
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Riley and Grant Thatcher

Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
7800
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
5
187.5
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
600
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
562.5
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
39.5
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
38.14
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA