Joe Thatcher vs. Wally Whitehurst — Career Comparison

Joe Thatcher
MillenialIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Wally Whitehurst
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Wally Whitehurst 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 92), run prevention (ERA+ 189 vs 97), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 175 vs 104). Wally Whitehurst held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 148 vs 145). Role difference aside, Joe Thatcher holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Joe Thatcher and Wally Whitehurst

Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
13.98
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
3.01
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.22
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.38
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.37
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.55
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.68
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.74
40.74
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.09
35.09
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.49
40.49
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
3.38
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
4.02
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
782
27
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1463
27
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
260.2
9
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487.2
9
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
8.7
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
525
9.69
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.66
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.79
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
3.14
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
2.4
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.62
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.35
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
9.32
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
5.78
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.908
0.908
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.28
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.48
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.22
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1122
38.74
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2075
38.29
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.66
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.63
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
3.66
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
4.36
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.41
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.52
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.28
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.62
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.83
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.343
1.343
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
990
34.18
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1894
34.95
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.29
38.29

Fielding Stats for Joe Thatcher and Wally Whitehurst

Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
13.98
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
3.01
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.22
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
782
27
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1463
27
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
260.2
9
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487.2
9
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.55
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.66
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.48
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.86
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.14
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.79
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
2.03
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
92
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.83
94.83
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.057
0.057
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.675
0.675
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.49
40.49
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Thatcher and Wally Whitehurst

Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
405
243000
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
163
740.91
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
600
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
486.36
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
72.73
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
63.64
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.09
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.09
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.37
15.31
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
81.82
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
104.55
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.73
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.64
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
36.36
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.48
11.27
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
31.82
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
140.91
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.26
4.26
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
81.82
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.55
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.55
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.55
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0