Leo Birdine vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Leo Birdine
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Leo Birdine 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. Dale Thayer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.47 and WHIP 1.264 compared to 6.11 and 1.605 for Leo Birdine. By the career numbers, Dale Thayer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Leo Birdine and Dale Thayer

Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.75
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.16
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.39
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.65
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.61
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.29
39.29
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.1
66.1
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.5
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
6.11
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.47
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
910
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303.1
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
396
11.75
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
8.55
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.47
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
2.7
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
2.37
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.564
0.564
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.3
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1402
41.6
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.3
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
7.39
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.39
7.39
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.48
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.53
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.57
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.606
1.606
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
37.12
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
34.08
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.6
41.6
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Leo Birdine and Dale Thayer

Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
1.51
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2144
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
714.2
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.02
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.28
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.25
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
2.56
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
2.3
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.15
90.15
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.525
1.525
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.33
73.33
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Leo Birdine and Dale Thayer

Leo Birdine
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 600 PA
120
214.29
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
318
567.86
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.612
0.612
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
141.07
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
116.07
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.5
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.93
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.57
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
25
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.92
49.86
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
182.14
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
158.93
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
60.71
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
39.29
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
96.43
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.6
58.21
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.14
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.71
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.57
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
168
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.29
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.57
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.57
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA