Joe Thatcher
Joseph Thatcher
Born: October 4, 1981
Indianapolis, IN US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 230
Career: 2004-2016
Major League Statistics
Joe Thatcher compiled a career record of 24 wins and 16 losses, with 32 saves, and a 1.96 ERA in his 274-game pitching career with the River City Rascals, Helena Brewers, Brevard County Manatees, North Shore Honu, West Virginia Power, Huntsville Stars, Portland Beavers, Nashville Sounds, Lake Elsinore Storm, Tucson Padres, Fresno Grizzlies, Oklahoma City Dodgers and Iowa Cubs. He began playing during the 2004 season and last took the field during the 2016 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Ind | FRON | River City Rascals | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2.98 | 29 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 42.3 | 38 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 179 |
| 2005 | Advanced A | FLOR | Brevard County Manatees | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | |
| 2005 | R | PION | Helena Brewers | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.52 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| 2005 | Ind | FRON | River City Rascals | 4 | 2 | .667 | 1.27 | 18 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21.3 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 87 |
| 2006 | Advanced A | FLOR | Brevard County Manatees | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0.29 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30.7 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 114 |
| 2006 | A | SALL3 | West Virginia Power | 1 | 3 | .250 | 2.43 | 26 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 29.7 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 126 |
| 2006 | AA | SOUL | Huntsville Stars | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.69 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 2006 | Winter Rookie | HWB | North Shore Honu | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0.73 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24.7 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 |
| 2007 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.04 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 38 |
| 2007 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2.08 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21.7 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 94 |
| 2007 | AA | SOUL | Huntsville Stars | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.55 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
| 2008 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 5 | 2 | .714 | 2.77 | 37 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39.0 | 38 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 168 |
| 2009 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1.89 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19.0 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 81 |
| 2010 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.60 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 2011 | Advanced A | CALL | Lake Elsinore Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Padres | 0 | 0 | 1.23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | |
| 2012 | Advanced A | CALL | Lake Elsinore Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2015 | AAA | PCL | Fresno Grizzlies | 0 | 0 | 1.04 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 34 | |
| 2016 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 0 | 0 | 6.14 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | |
| 2016 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 63 | |
| Totals | 24 | 16 | .600 | 1.96 | 274 | 2 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 320.7 | 262 | 97 | 70 | 11 | 86 | 9 | 401 | 20 | 3 | 19 | 1321 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | AA | SOUL | Huntsville Stars | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2008 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 83 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Ind | FRON | River City Rascals | P | 29 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .276 |
| 2005 | Advanced A | FLOR | Brevard County Manatees | P | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .143 |
| 2005 | R | PION | Helena Brewers | P | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .833 |
| 2005 | Ind | FRON | River City Rascals | P | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .222 |
| 2006 | AA | SOUL | Huntsville Stars | P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2006 | A | SALL3 | West Virginia Power | P | 26 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | .269 |
| 2006 | Advanced A | FLOR | Brevard County Manatees | P | 16 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .714 | .312 |
| 2006 | Winter Rookie | HWB | North Shore Honu | P | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .875 | .500 |
| 2007 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | P | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .250 |
| 2007 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | P | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .083 |
| 2007 | AA | SOUL | Huntsville Stars | P | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .071 |
| 2008 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | P | 37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .081 |
| 2009 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | P | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .158 |
| 2010 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | P | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Padres | P | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .125 |
| 2011 | Advanced A | CALL | Lake Elsinore Storm | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2012 | Advanced A | CALL | Lake Elsinore Storm | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2015 | AAA | PCL | Fresno Grizzlies | P | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2016 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City Dodgers | P | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .118 |
| 2016 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | P | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .100 |
| Totals | 274 | 12 | 40 | 5 | 0 | .912 | .190 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Ind | Frontier League | River City Rascals | June 13, 2004 | August 30, 2004 | |
| 2005 | Ind | Frontier League | River City Rascals | |||
| 2005 | R | Pioneer League | Helena Brewers | MIL | July 21, 2005 | August 16, 2005 |
| 2005 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Brevard County Manatees | MIL | August 19, 2005 | September 3, 2005 |
| 2006 | A | South Atlantic League | West Virginia Power | MIL | April 13, 2006 | July 3, 2006 |
| 2006 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Brevard County Manatees | MIL | July 6, 2006 | August 22, 2006 |
| 2006 | AA | Southern League | Huntsville Stars | MIL | August 26, 2006 | September 4, 2006 |
| 2006 | Winter Rookie | Hawaii Winter Baseball | North Shore Honu | October 1, 2006 | November 18, 2006 | |
| 2007 | AA | Southern League | Huntsville Stars | MIL | April 6, 2007 | May 13, 2007 |
| 2007 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Nashville Sounds | MIL | May 18, 2007 | July 22, 2007 |
| 2007 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | SDN | August 3, 2007 | August 26, 2007 |
| 2008 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | SDN | May 12, 2008 | September 1, 2008 |
| 2009 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | SDN | April 11, 2009 | July 18, 2009 |
| 2010 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | SDN | April 10, 2010 | April 21, 2010 |
| 2011 | Advanced A | California League | Lake Elsinore Storm | SDN | July 17, 2011 | July 17, 2011 |
| 2011 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tucson Padres | SDN | July 19, 2011 | August 2, 2011 |
| 2012 | Advanced A | California League | Lake Elsinore Storm | SDN | August 29, 2012 | August 29, 2012 |
| 2015 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Fresno Grizzlies | HOU | August 11, 2015 | August 30, 2015 |
| 2016 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oklahoma City Dodgers | LAN | April 21, 2016 | June 3, 2016 |
| 2016 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Iowa Cubs | CHN | August 18, 2016 | September 5, 2016 |
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