Joe Ross vs. Grant Thatcher — Career Comparison

Joe Ross
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Grant Thatcher
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Ross 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 4.28 and 1.369 for Joe Ross. By the career numbers, Grant Thatcher had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Ross and Grant Thatcher

Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
2.53
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.22
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.38
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.97
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.49
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.55
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.97
46.97
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.38
54.38
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
4.28
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.16
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1705
27
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
27
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568.1
9
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
9
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
9.15
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
10.22
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.15
9.15
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.17
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
2.98
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
8.04
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
3.16
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.04
8.04
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.49
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2456
38.89
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
37.46
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.33
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
4.64
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.38
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.22
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.62
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2205
34.92
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
35.27
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.46
37.46

Fielding Stats for Joe Ross and Grant Thatcher

Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
2.53
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.22
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.38
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1705
27
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
27
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568.1
9
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
9
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.46
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.08
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.58
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.43
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.54
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
97
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.606
0.606
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.38
54.38
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Ross and Grant Thatcher

Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
600
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
5
187.5
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
600
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
538.29
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
99.43
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
85.71
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
13.71
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
13.71
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.59
22.59
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
39.5
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
113.14
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
126.86
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.434
0.434
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
24
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
17.14
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
41.14
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.72
19.61
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
38.14
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.86
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
20.57
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
69
236.57
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
2.54
2.54
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.29
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
13.71
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA