Adrian Sampson vs. Joe Thatcher — Career Comparison

Adrian Sampson
MillenialWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Thatcher
MillenialIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Adrian Sampson built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Thatcher as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Thatcher led in home run suppression (HR9+ 224 vs 102), run prevention (ERA+ 189 vs 105), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 175 vs 93). Role difference aside, Joe Thatcher holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Adrian Sampson and Joe Thatcher

Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.21
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
13.98
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.35
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.34
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.38
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.58
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.55
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.67
36.67
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.74
40.74
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
4.43
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
3.38
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
878
27
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
782
27
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292.2
9
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
260.2
9
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
9.81
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
8.7
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.81
9.81
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.69
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.66
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
2.34
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
3.14
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.62
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
6.73
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
9.32
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.73
6.73
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.22
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.58
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.48
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253
38.53
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1122
38.74
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.66
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
4.86
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
3.66
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.41
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.52
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.17
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.62
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
35.49
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
990
34.18
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.53
38.53
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74

Fielding Stats for Adrian Sampson and Joe Thatcher

Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.21
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
13.98
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.38
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
878
27
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
782
27
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292.2
9
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
260.2
9
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.34
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.11
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.66
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.48
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.86
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.45
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.79
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.92
97.92
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
92
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.653
0.653
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.057
0.057
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Adrian Sampson and Joe Thatcher

Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
74
3415.38
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
405
243000
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
415.38
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.86
-39.72
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
369.23
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.63
1.63
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA