Joe Thatcher
P · Last on a Brewers farm club: Huntsville Stars, 2007
- B/T
- L/L
- Size
- 6' 2", 230 lb
- Born
- 1981-10-04 · Indianapolis, IN, USA
- Acquired
- —
- MLB debut
- 2007-07-26
The path and tables below cover his minor-league seasons with any club, as the MLB Stats API lists them, through 2026. His major-league seasons are in the "Major leagues" section.
Level path
- ROK2005Helena Brewers
- A+2005Brevard County Manatees
- A2006West Virginia Power
- A+2006Brevard County Manatees
- AA2006Huntsville Stars
- AA2007Huntsville Stars
- AAA2007Nashville Sounds
- AAA2007Portland Beavers
- AAA2007
- AAA2008Portland Beavers
- AAA2009Portland Beavers
- AAA2010Portland Beavers
- A+2011Lake Elsinore Storm
- AAA2011Tucson Padres
- A+2012Lake Elsinore Storm
- AAA2015Fresno Grizzlies
- AAA2016Oklahoma City Dodgers
- AAA2016Iowa Cubs
- AAA2016
Pitching
| Year | Lvl | Club | Age | Games pitched in. | Games started. | Wins. | Losses. | Saves. | Innings pitched. The digit after the point is outs: 110.1 is 110 innings and one out. | Hits allowed. | Walks allowed. | Strikeouts. | Home runs allowed. | Earned run average: earned runs allowed per nine innings. | Walks plus hits allowed per inning pitched. | Strikeouts per nine innings. | Walks per nine innings. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by batters faced. | Walk rate: walks divided by batters faced. | Strikeout rate minus walk rate, both as a share of batters faced. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | ROK | Helena Brewers | 23 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7.2 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 3.52 | 1.17 | 11.74 | 1.17 | 30.3% | 3.0% | 27.3% |
| 2005 | A+ | Brevard County Manatees | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.67 | 14.00 | 0.00 | 43.8% | 0.0% | 43.8% |
| 2006 | A | West Virginia Power | 24 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 29.2 | 28 | 6 | 42 | 2 | 2.43 | 1.15 | 12.74 | 1.82 | 33.3% | 4.8% | 28.6% |
| 2006 | A+ | Brevard County Manatees | 24 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 30.2 | 12 | 9 | 32 | 1 | 0.29 | 0.68 | 9.39 | 2.64 | 28.1% | 7.9% | 20.2% |
| 2006 | AA | Huntsville Stars | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1.69 | 0.75 | 10.13 | 3.38 | 28.6% | 9.5% | 19.0% |
| 2007 | AA | Huntsville Stars | 25 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16.1 | 11 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0.55 | 0.80 | 11.02 | 1.10 | 32.8% | 3.3% | 29.5% |
| 2007 | AAA | Nashville Sounds | 25 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21.2 | 19 | 7 | 33 | 0 | 2.08 | 1.20 | 13.71 | 2.91 | 35.1% | 7.4% | 27.7% |
| 2007 | AAA | Portland Beavers | 25 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.04 | 1.27 | 11.42 | 1.04 | 28.9% | 2.6% | 26.3% |
| 2007 | AAA | — | 25 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 30.1 | 29 | 8 | 44 | 0 | 1.78 | 1.22 | 13.05 | 2.37 | 33.3% | 6.1% | 27.3% |
| 2008 | AAA | Portland Beavers | 26 | 37 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 39.0 | 38 | 11 | 44 | 2 | 2.77 | 1.26 | 10.15 | 2.54 | 26.2% | 6.5% | 19.6% |
| 2009 | AAA | Portland Beavers | 27 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 19.0 | 18 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 1.89 | 1.21 | 10.42 | 2.37 | 27.2% | 6.2% | 21.0% |
| 2010 | AAA | Portland Beavers | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3.60 | 1.80 | 5.40 | 5.40 | 12.5% | 12.5% | 0.0% |
| 2011 | A+ | Lake Elsinore Storm | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 18.00 | 0.00 | 66.7% | 0.0% | 66.7% |
| 2011 | AAA | Tucson Padres | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1.23 | 0.82 | 12.27 | 3.68 | 34.5% | 10.3% | 24.1% |
| 2012 | A+ | Lake Elsinore Storm | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 | 0.00 | 33.3% | 0.0% | 33.3% |
| 2015 | AAA | Fresno Grizzlies | 33 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1.04 | 0.92 | 10.38 | 4.15 | 29.4% | 11.8% | 17.6% |
| 2016 | AAA | Oklahoma City Dodgers | 34 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 14 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 3.60 | 1.27 | 12.60 | 3.00 | 33.3% | 7.9% | 25.4% |
| 2016 | AAA | Iowa Cubs | 34 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 6.14 | 1.77 | 13.50 | 3.68 | 31.4% | 8.6% | 22.9% |
| 2016 | AAA | — | 34 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.1 | 24 | 8 | 32 | 0 | 4.43 | 1.43 | 12.90 | 3.22 | 32.7% | 8.2% | 24.5% |
Hitting
| Year | Lvl | Club | Age | Games played. | Plate appearances: every trip to the plate, walks and hit-by-pitches included. | Hits. | Doubles. | Triples. | Home runs. | Runs scored. | Runs batted in. | Walks. | Strikeouts. | Stolen bases. | Batting average: hits divided by at-bats. | On-base percentage: how often he reaches base by a hit, walk or hit-by-pitch. | Slugging percentage: total bases divided by at-bats. | On-base plus slugging: OBP and SLG added together. | Isolated power: SLG minus AVG. It counts only the extra bases. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by plate appearances. | Walk rate: walks divided by plate appearances. | Batting average on balls in play: hits other than home runs, divided by at-bats that ended with the ball in play. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | AA | Huntsville Stars | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | AA | Huntsville Stars | 25 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | — | 0.0% | 100.0% | — |
| 2007 | AAA | Nashville Sounds | 25 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | .000 |
| 2007 | AAA | Portland Beavers | 25 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | .000 |
| 2007 | AAA | — | 25 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | .000 |
| 2008 | AAA | Portland Beavers | 26 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | .000 |
| 2009 | AAA | Portland Beavers | 27 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | AAA | Portland Beavers | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | AAA | Tucson Padres | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | AAA | Oklahoma City Dodgers | 34 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | AAA | Iowa Cubs | 34 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | AAA | — | 34 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
Major leagues
Pitching
| Year | Club | Age | Games pitched in. | Games started. | Wins. | Losses. | Saves. | Innings pitched. The digit after the point is outs: 110.1 is 110 innings and one out. | Hits allowed. | Walks allowed. | Strikeouts. | Home runs allowed. | Earned run average: earned runs allowed per nine innings. | Walks plus hits allowed per inning pitched. | Strikeouts per nine innings. | Walks per nine innings. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by batters faced. | Walk rate: walks divided by batters faced. | Strikeout rate minus walk rate, both as a share of batters faced. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | San Diego Padres | 25 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 21.0 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 1.29 | 0.90 | 6.86 | 2.57 | 18.8% | 7.1% | 11.8% |
| 2008 | San Diego Padres | 26 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25.2 | 42 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 8.42 | 2.14 | 5.96 | 4.56 | 13.3% | 10.2% | 3.1% |
| 2009 | San Diego Padres | 27 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45.0 | 37 | 18 | 55 | 2 | 2.80 | 1.22 | 11.00 | 3.60 | 29.3% | 9.6% | 19.7% |
| 2010 | San Diego Padres | 28 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35.0 | 23 | 7 | 45 | 1 | 1.29 | 0.86 | 11.57 | 1.80 | 32.8% | 5.1% | 27.7% |
| 2011 | San Diego Padres | 29 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 4.50 | 1.50 | 8.10 | 6.30 | 20.5% | 15.9% | 4.5% |
| 2012 | San Diego Padres | 30 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 31.2 | 30 | 14 | 39 | 2 | 3.41 | 1.39 | 11.08 | 3.98 | 27.7% | 9.9% | 17.7% |
| 2013 | San Diego Padres | 31 | 50 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 30.0 | 28 | 4 | 29 | 3 | 2.10 | 1.07 | 8.70 | 1.20 | 24.0% | 3.3% | 20.7% |
| 2013 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 31 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6.75 | 1.93 | 6.75 | 5.79 | 16.3% | 14.0% | 2.3% |
| 2013 | 2 teams | 31 | 72 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 39.1 | 40 | 10 | 36 | 4 | 3.20 | 1.27 | 8.24 | 2.29 | 22.0% | 6.1% | 15.9% |
| 2014 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 32 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 23 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 2.63 | 1.08 | 9.38 | 1.13 | 25.0% | 3.0% | 22.0% |
| 2014 | Los Angeles Angels | 32 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.1 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8.53 | 2.21 | 2.84 | 1.42 | 5.7% | 2.9% | 2.9% |
| 2014 | 2 teams | 32 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 30.1 | 36 | 4 | 27 | 3 | 3.86 | 1.32 | 8.01 | 1.19 | 20.0% | 3.0% | 17.0% |
| 2015 | Houston Astros | 33 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 22.2 | 23 | 12 | 26 | 1 | 3.18 | 1.54 | 10.32 | 4.76 | 26.0% | 12.0% | 14.0% |
Hitting
| Year | Club | Age | Games played. | Plate appearances: every trip to the plate, walks and hit-by-pitches included. | Hits. | Doubles. | Triples. | Home runs. | Runs scored. | Runs batted in. | Walks. | Strikeouts. | Stolen bases. | Batting average: hits divided by at-bats. | On-base percentage: how often he reaches base by a hit, walk or hit-by-pitch. | Slugging percentage: total bases divided by at-bats. | On-base plus slugging: OBP and SLG added together. | Isolated power: SLG minus AVG. It counts only the extra bases. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by plate appearances. | Walk rate: walks divided by plate appearances. | Batting average on balls in play: hits other than home runs, divided by at-bats that ended with the ball in play. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | San Diego Padres | 25 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | San Diego Padres | 26 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | San Diego Padres | 27 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | San Diego Padres | 28 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | San Diego Padres | 29 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | San Diego Padres | 30 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | San Diego Padres | 31 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 31 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 2 teams | 31 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 32 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | Houston Astros | 33 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
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Stats from the MLB Stats API, through Oct 9, 2026.