How Dale Thayer's Saves Compares to Similar Players
Dale Thayer totaled 9 career Saves, well below the relief pitcher average of 19.4 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Saves season came in 2012, posting 7, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.5 that year. The lowest point came in 2010 at 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.6 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Saves total went from 1 in 2013 to 0 in 2014 and 0 in 2015, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Saves profile — ranging from 0 to 7 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Dale Thayer Lifetime Saves
Stats similar to Saves for Dale Thayer
| Dale Thayer
Saves |
|---|
| Career | 9 |
| Season Avg. | 1.29 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 5.52 |
| More Info | See More |
Dale Thayer Saves Per Season
Dale Thayer's Saves 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 Saves by Team
Dale Thayer's career Saves totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Dale Thayer Cumulative Saves — Career Progression
A running total of Dale Thayer's career Saves, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Dale Thayer Saves Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Dale Thayer's seasonal Saves 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 Saves — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Dale Thayer's MLB career with Saves 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.
