How Dale Thayer's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Dale Thayer posted a career ERA of 3.47, below the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest ERA season came in 2014, posting 2.34, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.61 that year. The highest point came in 2010 at 27.0, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.9 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.32 in 2013 to 2.34 in 2014 and 4.06 in 2015. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 2.34 to 27.0 — though the career average remained above league norms.
Dale Thayer Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Dale Thayer
| Dale Thayer
ERA | Dale Thayer
Component ERA | Dale Thayer
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 3.47 | 3.41 | 3.7 |
| Season Avg. | 3.47 | 3.41 | 3.7 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.47 | 3.41 | 3.7 |
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Dale Thayer ERA Per Season
Dale Thayer's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Dale Thayer ERA by Team
Dale Thayer's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Dale Thayer ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Dale Thayer's career ERA shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Dale Thayer ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Dale Thayer's seasonal ERA alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Dale Thayer ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Dale Thayer's MLB career with ERA alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
