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Joe Thatcher

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 230lb (188cm, 104kg)

Born: October 4, 1981 in Indianapolis, IN us

High School: Kokomo HS (Kokomo, IN)

School: Indiana State University (Terre Haute, IN)

Debut: July 26, 2007 (Age 25-295d, 19,149th in major league history)
vs. HOU 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: October 2, 2015 (Age 33-363d)
vs. ARI 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2009 season

Agents: Platinum Sports (Nick Brockmeyer)

Full Name: Joseph Thatcher

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.6

ERA

3.38

405

260.2

270

WHIP

1.316

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Team Record in Appearances: 19-33

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 15, Entered with runners on base: 24

2009 Pitching Game Log

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2009 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	48	37	May 16	SDP		CIN	W,6-5	6-6		99	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	-2.90	1	6	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.36	0.010	.17	0.00%	0.21	6t 1-- 2 out d3	6t 3 out d3
2	49	41	May 21	SDP		SFG	W,3-2	7-7		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.10	1	5	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.52	0.208	2.55	0.09%	1.13	7t 1-3 1 out tie	7t 3 out tie
3	50	45	May 25	SDP	@	ARI	W,9-7	6-6		3	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0.00	5.50	4	16	6	1	0	1	1	0	0	0		3	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.25	-0.015	.26	-0.01%	-0.40	6b 123 1 out d4	6b 3 out d6
4	51	48	May 29	SDP	@	COL	L,0-3	7-7		3	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.00	6.10	4	18	9	2	1	1	2	1	1	0		0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.28	0.003	.27	0.00%	0.09	7b --- 0 out d3	7b 12- 2 out d3
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
5	52	51	Jun 1	SDP		PHI	L,3-5	6-7		2	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	4.25	6	29	17	4	4	3	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.47	0.070	.44	0.04%	0.90	6t --- 0 out d3	7t 3 out d1
6	53	52	Jun 2	SDP		PHI	L,5-10	7-7		0	1.0	1	2	2	3	3	1	0	3.38	7.03	7	38	19	11	2	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	-0.004	.01	0.00%	-1.55	7t --- 0 out d7	7t 3 out d9
7	54	54	Jun 5	SDP		ARI	L,0-8	6-7		2	1.2	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	2.57	4.95	7	31	21	7	5	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.08	0.008	.05	0.00%	0.49	6t --- 0 out d5	7t 12- 2 out d5
8	55	56	Jun 7	SDP		ARI	L,6-9	6-6		1	1.0	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	4.50	5.10	6	28	18	4	2	2	3	2	0	0		0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	1	0	.31	-0.044	.22	-0.02%	-1.55	6t --- 0 out d4	6t 3 out d6
9	56	61	Jun 13	SDP	@	LAA	L,1-9	6-7		5	1.1	2	1	1	0	1	1	1	4.82	6.31	6	19	13	4	1	2	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	.03	-0.002	.02	0.00%	-0.35	6b --- 2 out d6	7b 3 out d7
10	57	66	Jun 19	SDP		OAK	L,5-7	8-9		5	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	5.23	5.81	5	19	12	3	3	1	3	1	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.88	-0.038	.30	-0.01%	-0.35	8t 12- 2 out d1	9t 1-- 2 out d2
11	58	67	Jun 20	SDP		OAK	L,3-6	6-6	BS(1)	0	0.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	5.23	6.10	2	12	8	2	1	0	1	1	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.87	-0.205	.82	-0.04%	-1.38	6t 1-3 1 out a1	6t 123 1 out tie
12	59	71	Jun 25	SDP	@	SEA	L,3-9	5-6		4	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.63	5.84	6	28	13	4	2	3	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	.22	0.011	.06	0.00%	0.62	5b --- 2 out d6	6b 3 out d4
13	60	72	Jun 26	SDP	@	TEX	L,2-12	7-7		0	1.0	4	2	2	0	1	0	0	5.68	5.47	6	22	17	4	2	1	4	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-1.44	7b --- 0 out d8	7b 3 out d10
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
14	61	77	Jul 1	SDP		HOU	L,1-7	7-8		4	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.91	4.87	6	22	14	8	1	3	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.05	0.008	.01	0.00%	0.90	7t --- 0 out d5	8t 3 out d5
15	62	78	Jul 2	SDP		HOU	L,2-7	9-GF		0	1.0	2	1	1	1	2	0	0	5.17	4.69	6	25	14	5	3	1	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.02	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.55	9t --- 0 out d5	9t end d 6
16	63	81	Jul 5	SDP		LAD	L,6-7	8-9		2	2.0	1	0	0	2	3	0	0	4.58	4.51	9	49	26	13	1	3	1	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	.04	0.004	.01	0.00%	0.90	8t --- 0 out d5	9t 3 out d5
17	64	94	Jul 21	SDP		FLA	L,2-3	9-9		15	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.50	4.37	1	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.25	0.006	.00	0.00%	0.21	9t --- 0 out d2	9t --- 1 out d2
18	65	96	Jul 23	SDP	@	PHI	L,4-9	7-GF(8)		1	1.2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	4.12	3.96	5	25	17	10	1	2	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.004	.00	0.00%	1.42	7b 12- 1 out d6	8b end d 5
19	66	98	Jul 25	SDP	@	WSN	L,1-13	6-7		1	1.1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3.86	3.62	4	19	14	2	5	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.72	6b 1-- 2 out d10	7b 3 out d10
20	67	100	Jul 27	SDP	@	CIN	L,4-6	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	3.68	3.55	4	16	9	4	3	0	1	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.09	0.006	.00	0.00%	0.50	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
21	68	103	Jul 30	SDP	@	CIN	W,7-4	8-8		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.52	3.44	3	11	8	3	2	0	2	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.09	0.007	.00	0.00%	0.50	8b --- 0 out a6	8b 3 out a6
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
22	69	106	Aug 2	SDP		MIL	L,1-6	7-7		2	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.91	3.44	1	5	4	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.32	-0.184	.00	0.00%	-1.00	7t 12- 1 out tie	7t 12- 1 out d1
23	70	108	Aug 4	SDP		ATL	L,2-9	6-7		1	1.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.65	3.34	6	27	17	6	2	2	3	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.09	0.012	.00	0.00%	0.93	6t 1-- 1 out d5	7t 3 out d5
24	71	109	Aug 5	SDP		ATL	L,2-6	9-GF		0	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.51	3.17	4	19	11	6	3	0	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.04	0.003	.00	0.00%	0.45	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
25	72	111	Aug 7	SDP		NYM	W,6-2	7-7		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.38	3.02	3	16	11	3	3	0	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.40	0.030	.00	0.00%	0.45	7t --- 0 out d2	7t 3 out d2
26	73	113	Aug 9	SDP		NYM	L,1-5	8-8		1	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.25	2.88	4	15	10	4	1	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.16	0.012	.00	0.00%	0.45	8t --- 0 out d3	8t 3 out d3
27	74	116	Aug 13	SDP	@	MIL	L,9-12	5-5		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.21	2.88	1	4	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	0		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.06	0.002	.00	0.00%	0.76	5b 123 2 out d8	5b 3 out d8
28	75	117	Aug 14	SDP	@	STL	L,2-9	8-GF(8)		0	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.41	2.89	6	30	21	6	0	3	3	2	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.51	8b --- 0 out d8	8b end d 9
29	76	118	Aug 15	SDP	@	STL	L,4-7	7-7		0	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.34	3.00	2	13	6	0	2	0	1	0	1	0		1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.39	0.026	.00	0.00%	0.93	7b --3 1 out d3	7b 3 out d3
30	77	120	Aug 17	SDP		CHC	W,4-1	7-7		1	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.34	3.10	1	6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.46	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.20	7t 1-- 2 out tie	7t 12- 2 out tie
31	78	122	Aug 19	SDP		CHC	L,1-7	9-GF		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3.23	2.90	3	12	10	4	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.45	9t --- 0 out d7	9t end d 7
32	79	123	Aug 20	SDP		STL	L,1-5	7-7		0	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.16	2.84	2	6	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.14	0.007	.00	0.00%	0.36	7t --- 0 out d4	7t --- 2 out d4
33	80	125	Aug 22	SDP		STL	L,0-7	6-6		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.13	2.84	1	4	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.39	0.010	.00	0.00%	0.73	6t 123 2 out d5	6t 3 out d5
34	81	126	Aug 23	SDP		STL	L,2-5	7-7		0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.06	2.85	1	2	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.46	0.027	.00	0.00%	1.51	7t 123 1 out d4	7t 3 out d4
35	82	127	Aug 25	SDP	@	ATL	W,2-1	10-11	W(1-0)	1	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.94	2.80	4	15	10	2	2	2	1	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.95	0.294	.00	0.00%	1.26	10b 123 2 out tie	11b 3 out tie
36	83	128	Aug 26	SDP	@	ATL	W,12-5	7-8		0	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.83	2.75	5	21	15	5	2	1	3	1	2	0		1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.44	0.028	.00	0.00%	0.72	7b 1-- 2 out a4	8b 3 out a5
37	84	130	Aug 28	SDP	@	FLA	W,9-5	7-7	H(1)	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.80	2.76	1	4	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.46	0.039	.00	0.00%	0.78	7b 123 2 out a5	7b 3 out a5
38	85	133	Aug 31	SDP		WSN	W,3-1	8-8	H(2)	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.78	2.76	1	5	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.13	0.052	.00	0.00%	0.21	8t --- 0 out a1	8t --- 1 out a1
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
39	86	136	Sep 4	SDP	@	LAD	W,2-0	7-7	H(3)	3	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2.70	2.85	5	18	13	4	0	3	1	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.46	0.078	.00	0.00%	0.47	7b --- 0 out a2	7b 3 out a2
40	87	138	Sep 6	SDP	@	LAD	W,4-3	7-7		1	0.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.70	2.93	2	5	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		2	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.28	-0.225	.00	0.00%	-2.00	7b 12- 2 out a3	7b 12- 2 out a1
41	88	142	Sep 11	SDP		COL	L,1-4	7-7	H(4)	4	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	2.68	2.96	3	17	9	1	3	0	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.34	-0.180	.00	0.00%	-0.90	7t --- 0 out a1	7t -23 1 out a1
42	89	143	Sep 12	SDP		COL	W,3-2	8-8	H(5)	0	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.63	2.91	2	11	6	4	0	0	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.83	0.089	.00	0.00%	0.36	8t --- 0 out a1	8t --- 2 out a1
43	90	144	Sep 13	SDP		COL	W,7-3	7-8	H(6)	0	1.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.54	2.99	5	14	8	3	1	3	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.78	0.061	.00	0.00%	0.42	7t --- 0 out a2	8t 1-- 1 out a3
44	91	145	Sep 14	SDP		ARI	L,2-4	9-9		0	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.50	3.02	3	13	6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.75	0.188	.00	0.00%	0.64	9t -2- 1 out tie	9t 3 out tie
45	92	147	Sep 16	SDP		ARI	W,6-5	7-7		1	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.43	3.05	5	22	13	3	3	1	2	1	1	0		2	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.47	-0.007	.00	0.00%	0.41	7t 12- 0 out d1	7t 3 out d2
46	93	151	Sep 21	SDP	@	PIT	W,11-6	8-8	H(7)	4	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.41	3.00	1	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.49	0.098	.00	0.00%	0.32	8b -2- 2 out a1	8b 3 out a1
47	94	153	Sep 23	SDP	@	COL	W,6-3	6-7		1	0.2	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	2.59	2.95	3	14	9	3	2	1	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	.97	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.49	6b 1-- 2 out a4	7b --- 1 out a3
48	95	154	Sep 24	SDP	@	COL	W,5-4	7-7		0	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.55	2.91	3	17	12	4	1	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.57	0.049	.00	0.00%	0.31	7b --- 0 out tie	7b 1-- 2 out tie
49	96	156	Sep 26	SDP	@	ARI	L,5-8	6-7	H(8)	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.49	2.82	3	13	9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.05	0.171	.00	0.00%	0.94	6b -2- 1 out a1	7b --- 1 out a1
50	97	157	Sep 27	SDP	@	ARI	L,4-7	7-7		0	0.2	3	2	2	0	1	0	0	2.86	2.78	5	12	9	1	2	0	4	3	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.23	-0.151	.00	0.00%	-1.85	7b --- 0 out d1	7b --3 2 out d3
51	98	158	Sep 29	SDP		LAD	W,3-1	7-7	H(9)	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.84	2.74	1	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.61	0.044	.00	0.00%	0.21	7t 1-- 2 out a1	7t 3 out a1
52	99	162	Oct 4	SDP		SFG	L,3-4	10-GF(10)		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.80	2.70	2	9	7	2	3	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.37	0.018	.00	0.00%	0.24	10t --- 1 out d1	10t end d 1
							19-33		W-L:1-0,BSv:1,Hld:9	1.5	45.0	37	14	14	18	55	2	4	2.80	2.70	188	820	62%	20%	10%	0.79		20%	11%	0		43	16%	5	1	0	163	8	0	7	4	2	0	.65	0.579	.07	0.07%	8.32

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