Normie Roy vs. Grant Thatcher — Career Comparison

Normie Roy
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Grant Thatcher
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Normie Roy 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 5.13 and 1.860 for Normie Roy. By the career numbers, Grant Thatcher had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Normie Roy and Grant Thatcher

Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.87
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.22
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.91
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.58
31.58
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
5.13
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.16
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
27
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
27
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59.2
9
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
9
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
10.86
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
10.22
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.22
10.22
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.06
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
5.88
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.77
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
3.16
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.073
1.073
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.49
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
42.08
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
37.46
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.6
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
5.73
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.38
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.378
1.378
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
35.9
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
35.27
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.08
42.08
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.46
37.46

Fielding Stats for Normie Roy and Grant Thatcher

Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.22
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
27
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
9
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.43
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Normie Roy and Grant Thatcher

Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
542.86
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
5
187.5
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
514.29
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.476
0.476
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
14.95
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
39.5
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
142.86
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
16.43
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
38.14
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
5.25
5.25
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA