Drew Rom vs. Grant Thatcher — Career Comparison

Drew Rom
Gen ZOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Grant Thatcher
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Drew Rom 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 8.02 and 2.079 for Drew Rom. By the career numbers, Grant Thatcher had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Drew Rom and Grant Thatcher

Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.14
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.22
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.14
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.97
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.07
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
8.02
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.16
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.02
8.02
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
27
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
27
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.2
9
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
9
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
13.63
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
10.22
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.63
13.63
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.22
10.22
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.87
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
5.08
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
8.55
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
3.16
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.515
1.515
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.49
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
45.45
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
37.46
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9.09
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.38
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.079
2.079
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.378
1.378
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
40.1
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
35.27
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.396
0.396
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.46
37.46

Fielding Stats for Drew Rom and Grant Thatcher

Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.14
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.22
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.14
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
27
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
27
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.2
9
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
9
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.07
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.43
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.07
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Drew Rom and Grant Thatcher

Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
600
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
39.5
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
38.14
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA