Jim Bagby vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Jim Bagby
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Bagby built a career as a starting pitcher and Dale Thayer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Bagby posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.11 and WHIP 1.286 compared to 3.47 and 1.264 for Dale Thayer. By the career numbers, Jim Bagby had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bagby and Dale Thayer

Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
1.56
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
1.03
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.63
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.43
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.07
59.07
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.82
65.82
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.66
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.14
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
629
3.11
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
3.47
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5465
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1821.2
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1884
9.31
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
8.55
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.31
9.31
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.23
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
2.26
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
2.36
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
2.22
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.498
0.498
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.16
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7533
37.22
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
37.26
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.45
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
769
3.8
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.57
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.286
1.286
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7042
34.79
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
34.08
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.22
37.22
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Jim Bagby and Dale Thayer

Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
27
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251.2
9
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.64
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
547
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.97
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.16
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.665
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.102
0.102
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bagby and Dale Thayer

Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
325
269.34
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
724
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
660
546.96
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.586
0.586
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
119.34
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.7
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
29.01
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.97
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.66
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
35.64
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52.64
43.63
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
163.26
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
147.51
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
57.18
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
49.72
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
105.25
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.56
46.04
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.66
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
26.52
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
75.41
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.96
7.96
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.86
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.49
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.49
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA