Grant Thatcher vs. Wally Whitehurst — Career Comparison

Grant Thatcher
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Wally Whitehurst
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Wally Whitehurst 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 4.02 and 1.382 for Wally Whitehurst. By the career numbers, Grant Thatcher had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Grant Thatcher and Wally Whitehurst

Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.22
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
3.01
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.97
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.22
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.37
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.68
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.09
35.09
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.49
40.49
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.16
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
4.02
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
27
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1463
27
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
9
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487.2
9
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
10.22
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
9.69
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.69
9.69
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.79
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
2.4
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.35
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
3.16
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
5.78
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.908
0.908
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.49
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.28
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.22
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
37.46
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2075
38.29
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.63
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
4.38
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
4.36
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.28
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.83
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.343
1.343
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
35.27
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1894
34.95
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.46
37.46
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.29
38.29

Fielding Stats for Grant Thatcher and Wally Whitehurst

Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.22
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
3.01
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.22
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
27
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1463
27
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
9
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487.2
9
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.55
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.48
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.43
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
2.14
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
2.03
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.83
94.83
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.49
40.49
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Grant Thatcher and Wally Whitehurst

Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
5
187.5
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
740.91
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
600
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
486.36
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
72.73
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
63.64
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
9.09
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
9.09
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
39.5
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.37
15.31
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
81.82
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
104.55
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
22.73
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.64
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
36.36
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
38.14
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.48
11.27
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
31.82
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
31
140.91
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
4.26
4.26
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
81.82
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.55
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.55
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.55
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0