Pitcher · 2015
Joe Thatcher
- Age
- 34
- B/T
- L/L
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Number
- #54
- Born
- October 4, 1981 in Indianapolis, IN, USA
- MLB debut
- July 26, 2007
- dbWAR
- .4 1 season(s)
- IP
- 22.2
- ERA
- 3.18
- FIP
- 3.00
- K/9
- 10.3
- FIP−
- 76 100 = avg
Joe Thatcher is a relief pitcher for the Houston Astros. In 2015 he struck out 26 batters over 22.2 innings across 43 appearances, going 1-3. His ERA of 3.18 was 19.8% lower than the league average of 3.96 — 5th of 15 on his team, and 134th of 513 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 3.00 FIP suggests the ERA was no fluke. He missed bats on 27.1% of swings (12.4% of every pitch he threw), walked 12.0% of the batters he faced and struck out 26.0%. His 0.4 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2015.
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 43 | 0 | 22.2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 26 | 12 | 3.18 | 3.00 | 1.54 | 10.3 | 4.8 | 80 | 76 | 0.4 | — |
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 64 | 53 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 19 | .245 | .365 | .321 | .320 | 29.7% |
| vs RHB | 36 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .323 | .343 | .452 | .336 | 19.4% |
Pitch sequencing
What Joe Thatcher throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, and how often it misses in 2015.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 282 | 84.1 | 777 | 47.5% | 29.6% | |
| Slider | 65 | 76.5 | 1,133 | 40.0% | 22.6% | |
| Cutter | 64 | 85.6 | 597 | 48.4% | 21.9% |
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Similar players
Nearest 2015 seasons by command, run prevention and role, on rate statistics rather than totals.
wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.