Joe Thatcher vs. Milt Wilcox — Career Comparison

Joe Thatcher
MillenialIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Milt Wilcox
Baby BoomersHawaiiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Milt Wilcox 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 86), run prevention (ERA+ 189 vs 93), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 175 vs 90). Role difference aside, Joe Thatcher holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Joe Thatcher and Milt Wilcox

Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
13.98
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
394
1.76
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.26
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.38
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.53
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.55
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.5
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.74
40.74
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.29
51.29
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.83
71.83
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.33
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
3.38
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.07
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
782
27
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6050
27
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
260.2
9
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2016.2
9
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
8.7
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1991
8.89
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.89
8.89
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.66
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
0.91
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
3.14
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
770
3.44
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.62
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.29
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
9.32
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1137
5.07
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.946
0.946
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.23
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.48
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.33
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1122
38.74
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8635
38.54
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.66
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.24
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
3.66
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1013
4.52
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.41
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.36
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.52
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.26
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.62
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.76
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.369
1.369
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
990
34.18
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7652
34.15
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.54
38.54

Fielding Stats for Joe Thatcher and Milt Wilcox

Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
13.98
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
394
1.76
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.27
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
782
27
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6048
27
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
260.2
9
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2016
9
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.54
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.66
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
1.59
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.12
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.86
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
2.26
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.79
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
2.14
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
92
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.66
94.66
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.057
0.057
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.08
72.08
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.13
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Thatcher and Milt Wilcox

Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
405
243000
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
397
3452.17
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
539.13
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
78.26
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.44
21.18
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
113.04
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
113.04
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
43.48
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.98
17.23
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
130.43
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
4.6
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
43.48
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA