Joe Thatcher vs. Dazzy Vance — Career Comparison

Joe Thatcher
MillenialIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dazzy Vance
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVP

Dazzy Vance 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. Dazzy Vance posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.24 and WHIP 1.230 compared to 3.38 and 1.385 for Joe Thatcher. By the career numbers, Dazzy Vance had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Thatcher and Dazzy Vance

Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
13.98
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
1.34
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
1.05
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.38
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.6
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.55
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.42
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.74
40.74
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.46
58.46
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.51
78.51
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
0.66
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
3.38
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1068
3.24
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
782
27
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8900
27
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
260.2
9
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966.2
9
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
8.7
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2809
8.52
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.66
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.4
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
3.14
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
840
2.55
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.62
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
9.32
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2045
6.2
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.973
0.973
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.48
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.23
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1122
38.74
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12369
37.52
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.66
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.16
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
3.66
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1246
3.78
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.41
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.52
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.62
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.316
1.316
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
990
34.18
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11452
34.74
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.52
37.52

Fielding Stats for Joe Thatcher and Dazzy Vance

Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
13.98
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
27
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260.2
9
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.66
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.86
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
714
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.79
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
92
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.48
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.057
0.057
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.575
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Thatcher and Dazzy Vance

Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
405
243000
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
238.49
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1112
600
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
971
523.92
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
78.78
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
62.05
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
12.41
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.78
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
16.73
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.63
25.7
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
103.6
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
125.18
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
36.69
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
40.47
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
73.38
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.96
20.48
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.78
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
42.63
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
287
154.86
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.87
3.87
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
29.68
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.16
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100