P Joe Thatcher #26
Age: 46 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
11/06/1969
P JOE THATCHER #26 - AGE: 46 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 4 4 4 6
Movement 6 6 6 7
Control 5 5 5 5
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 5 7
Slider 5 6
Sinker 6 7
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 90-92 Mph
Stamina 1
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 10
Defense 3
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 3
Sacrifice Bunt: 10
Bunt for Hit: 2
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Thatcher has a good head on his shoulders.
High: Greed, Intelligence
Low: Leader
Birthday:10/04/1923
Born in:Indianapolis, IN
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:240 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:9 Years, 59 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:6 Years, 157 Days
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1947, 12th Pick in Round 21
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1949 Kansas City - FORT 25 42 0 3 6 13 5.54 50.1 51 33 31 2 40 23 0 0 1.81 .293 4.70 -0.2 77
1950 Kansas City - FORT 26 30 0 4 1 2 6.22 46.1 46 33 32 2 41 22 0 0 1.88 .293 5.06 -0.1 74
1951 Boston - FORT 27 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.00 .667 0.79 0.1 999
1952 Boston - FORT 28 58 0 7 11 6 4.72 74.1 68 47 39 5 59 30 0 0 1.71 .257 5.14 -1.2 84
1953 Boston - FORT 29 8 0 0 0 1 1.72 15.2 17 5 3 0 8 12 0 0 1.60 .347 3.00 0.3 243
1954 Boston - FORT 30 22 0 0 1 1 2.50 36.0 33 12 10 1 8 20 0 0 1.14 .274 2.66 0.8 162
1955 Boston - FORT 31 6 0 0 1 2 10.12 8.0 13 11 9 0 7 4 0 0 2.50 .419 3.87 0.1 41
1956 Boston - FORT 32 26 0 5 1 0 2.68 40.1 36 16 12 1 22 20 0 0 1.44 .265 3.76 0.4 154
1957 Boston - FORT 33 37 0 7 1 3 4.21 57.2 51 32 27 2 32 27 0 0 1.44 .255 3.92 0.3 96
1958 Toronto - FORT 34 31 0 5 1 0 1.96 55.0 49 14 12 0 18 38 0 0 1.22 .293 2.42 1.5 221
1959 Arizona - FORT 35 33 0 6 2 2 2.49 47.0 38 15 13 2 11 28 0 0 1.04 .245 2.82 1.1 160
1960 Arizona - FORT 36 9 0 0 1 1 12.86 7.0 10 11 10 1 8 2 0 0 2.57 .333 7.18 -0.3 32
1960 St. Louis - FORT 36 37 0 5 1 2 3.45 44.1 45 19 17 2 19 15 0 0 1.44 .276 4.16 0.2 123
1960 Total - FORT 36 46 0 5 2 3 4.73 51.1 55 30 27 3 27 17 0 0 1.60 .284 4.57 -0.1 89
1961 St. Louis - FORT 37 3 0 0 1 0 5.79 4.2 8 3 3 0 0 3 0 0 1.71 .421 1.25 0.2 68
Total FORT 343 0 42 28 33 4.02 487.2 467 251 218 18 273 245 0 0 1.52 .280 3.92 3.1 127
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1948 Huntington Beach - AAA 24 60 0 5 2 13 2.48 65.1 60 19 18 5 30 77 0 0 1.38 .329 3.72 0.9 175
1950 Huntington Beach - AAA 26 18 0 3 0 2 2.82 22.1 15 8 7 0 5 32 0 0 0.90 .306 1.60 1.0 158
1951 Oxnard - AAA 27 26 0 3 2 3 7.29 21.0 32 20 17 2 11 31 0 0 2.05 .500 3.92 0.5 71
1953 Pawtucket - AAA 29 32 0 2 1 5 2.53 42.2 32 13 12 3 10 60 0 0 0.98 .309 2.75 1.1 182
1955 Pawtucket - AAA 31 52 0 3 2 4 2.76 58.2 40 21 18 1 32 88 0 0 1.23 .310 2.81 1.5 162
1956 Pawtucket - AAA 32 8 0 1 1 0 6.52 9.2 13 7 7 0 5 17 0 0 1.86 .542 1.88 0.4 71
1958 Huntington Beach - AAA 34 23 0 0 0 11 1.59 17.0 10 4 3 1 5 25 0 0 0.88 .273 2.32 0.7 285
Total MAAA 219 0 17 8 38 3.12 236.2 202 92 82 12 98 330 0 0 1.27 .344 2.96 165.8
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1956 Boston - FORT 32 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.2 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0.35 .143 0.00 0.0 0
1957 Boston - FORT 33 4 0 1 0 0 1.23 7.1 5 1 1 0 2 6 0 0 0.95 .238 0.00 0.0 0
1958 Toronto - FORT 34 2 0 0 1 0 13.50 3.1 6 5 5 0 4 0 0 0 3.00 .429 0.00 0.0 0
1959 Arizona - FORT 35 3 0 0 0 0 2.08 4.1 5 1 1 0 4 5 0 0 2.08 .385 0.00 0.0 0
Total FORT 12 0 1 1 0 3.05 20.2 18 7 7 0 10 16 0 0 1.35 .290 2.66 436.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1949 Kansas City - MLB P 41 0 0 13 1 14 1 .929 50.1 2.32 +0.2 .956
1950 Kansas City - MLB P 30 0 0 8 2 9 1 .889 46.1 1.55 +0.3 1.035
1951 Boston - MLB P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 +0.0 .000
1952 Boston - MLB P 58 0 2 13 0 15 0 1.000 74.1 1.82 +0.7 1.038
1953 Boston - MLB P 8 0 1 2 0 4 1 .750 15.2 1.72 -0.3 .698
1954 Boston - MLB P 22 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 36.0 0.50 +0.2 1.039
1955 Boston - MLB P 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 8.0 0.00 +0.0 .000
1956 Boston - MLB P 26 0 3 5 0 8 0 1.000 40.1 1.79 +0.1 1.052
1957 Boston - MLB P 36 0 3 6 0 9 0 1.000 57.2 1.40 +0.5 1.034
1958 Toronto - MLB P 30 0 2 9 0 11 0 1.000 55.0 1.80 +0.0 .950
1959 Arizona - MLB P 33 0 3 3 0 7 1 .857 47.0 1.15 -0.4 .848
1960 Arizona - MLB P 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 7.0 0.00 -0.7 .000
1960 St. Louis - MLB P 36 0 4 11 0 15 0 1.000 44.1 3.05 +0.4 1.037
1961 St. Louis - MLB P 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.2 1.93 +0.0 .000
TOTAL P 338 0 19 72 3 96 5 .948 487.2 1.68 +1.0 .974
PLAYER HISTORY
12/15/1947 Drafted in the 1947 first-year player draft by the Kansas City Royals (Round 1, Pick 9, 9th overall pick).
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (9); Movement: 6 (9); Control: 6 (7).
04/01/1948 Named the #22 prospect in the FORT
06/22/1948 Was selected to the 1948 MLB Triple A All-Star Game.
10/19/1948 Wins the 1948 MAAA SL2 Reliever of the Year Award.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (9); Movement: 7 (10); Control: 6 (6).
04/01/1949 Named the #15 prospect in the FORT
10/30/1949 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $555,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (7); Movement: 7 (9); Control: 6 (6).
01/01/1951 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (7); Movement: 7 (9); Control: 5 (5).
01/26/1951 Drafted in the 1951 inaugural draft by the Boston Red Sox (Round 21, Pick 12, 332nd overall pick).
04/06/1951 Injured (Elbow inflammation), out for 3 months.
10/27/1951 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $600,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1952 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (7); Movement: 7 (9); Control: 4 (4).
11/13/1952 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $850,000 through arbitration.
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (7); Movement: 7 (9); Control: 4 (4).
10/27/1953 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $950,000 with the Boston Red Sox organization.
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (7); Movement: 7 (9); Control: 5 (5).
11/10/1954 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,100,000 with the Boston Red Sox organization.
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (7); Movement: 8 (9); Control: 5 (5).
11/06/1955 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,300,000 with the Boston Red Sox organization.
01/01/1956 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 8 (9); Control: 5 (5).
11/02/1956 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,500,000 with the Boston Red Sox organization.
01/01/1957 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (7); Movement: 8 (9); Control: 5 (5).
09/17/1957 Injured (Herniated disc (back)), out for 6 days.
10/26/1957 Wins the 1957 World Series with the Boston Red Sox.
11/18/1957 Became a free agent.
01/01/1958 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (7); Movement: 8 (9); Control: 5 (5).
03/06/1958 Signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals organization.
07/16/1958 Was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for SP Matt Clement.
11/25/1958 Became a free agent.
01/01/1959 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 8 (9); Control: 5 (5).
01/31/1959 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $10,000,000 with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.
10/08/1959 Injured (Flu), day-to-day for 2 days.
11/04/1959 Wins the 1959 World Series with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
12/27/1959 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $4,000,000 with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.
01/01/1960 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 8 (9); Control: 5 (5).
06/01/1960 Was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the St. Louis Cardinals, along with SP Lefty Williams, RP Johnny Humphries, SP Miguel A Gonzalez, SP Jordan Montgomery, in exchange for SP Jon Lester.
01/01/1961 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 8 (9); Control: 5 (5).
03/17/1961 Injured (Sore ankle), day-to-day for 5 days.
04/16/1961 Was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Brooklyn Dodgers, along with SP Ron Darling, in exchange for RP Tim Mayza.
04/16/1961 Released by the Brooklyn Dodgers.
10/31/1961 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
1952 58 4
Year SV Rank
1949 13 2
Year HLD Rank
1949 1 9
1952 5 7
1957 5 8
1959 6 4
1960 5 8
Year RA Rank
1949 42 9
1952 58 4
Year GF Rank
1949 33 6
1952 30 7
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