Joe Blanton vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Joe Blanton
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Blanton 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 led in run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 96), walk avoidance (BB%+ 132 vs 118), and home run suppression (HR9+ 91 vs 82). Role difference aside, Dale Thayer holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Joe Blanton and Dale Thayer

Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
2.17
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.28
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.51
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.49
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.01
51.01
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.02
59.02
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
860
4.38
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.47
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5303
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1767.2
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1896
9.65
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
8.55
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.14
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.07
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
467
2.38
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.22
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1284
6.54
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.54
6.54
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.991
0.991
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7544
38.41
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.26
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
914
4.65
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.22
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.29
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.71
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.57
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.337
1.337
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6935
35.31
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
34.08
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.41
38.41
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Joe Blanton and Dale Thayer

Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
2.17
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.28
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5303
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1767.2
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.59
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
0.99
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.08
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
1.65
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.58
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.38
95.38
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.726
0.726
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.02
59.02
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Blanton and Dale Thayer

Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
427
981.61
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
261
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
496.55
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
52.87
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
52.87
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
6.44
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
52.87
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
82.76
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
29.89
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
13.79
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
43.68
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.29
-7.56
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.2
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
20.69
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
92
211.49
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.84
2.84
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
71.26
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.3
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.49
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA