Robin Roberts vs. Grant Thatcher — Career Comparison

Robin Roberts
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
Grant Thatcher
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Robin Roberts 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 3.41 and 1.184 for Robin Roberts. By the career numbers, Grant Thatcher had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Robin Roberts and Grant Thatcher

Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
1.3
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.22
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
1.17
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.97
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
0.55
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
0.47
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.86
53.86
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.09
90.09
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
0.59
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.05
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1774
3.41
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.16
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14066
27
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
27
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4688.2
9
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
9
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4582
8.8
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
10.22
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
505
0.97
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
1.73
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
2.19
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.13
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2357
4.52
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
3.16
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.695
0.695
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.06
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.49
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.1
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19174
36.8
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
37.46
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1962
3.77
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
4.38
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18218
34.97
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
35.27
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.46
37.46

Fielding Stats for Robin Roberts and Grant Thatcher

Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
2.02
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.22
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.2
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9058
27
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
27
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3019.1
9
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
9
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
0.94
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
1.79
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
2.83
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.43
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.73
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.19
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.73
96.73
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.47
59.47
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Robin Roberts and Grant Thatcher

Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
688
231.65
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
5
187.5
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1782
600
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1525
513.47
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.522
0.522
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
85.86
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
62.29
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
18.52
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
3.37
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.68
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
23.57
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83.71
28.19
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
39.5
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
345
116.16
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
398
134.01
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.464
0.464
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
36.03
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
34.68
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
69.02
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73.98
24.91
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
38.14
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.69
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
45.45
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
372
125.25
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.79
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
36.36
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.02
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
37
12.46
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.01
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.34
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.35
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA