Steve Blass vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Steve Blass
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Blass 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 walk avoidance (BB%+ 132 vs 88), run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 98), and strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 87). Steve Blass held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 101 vs 91). Role difference aside, Dale Thayer holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Steve Blass and Dale Thayer

Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
1.59
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.3
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.58
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.43
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.54
57.54
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.91
81.91
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
644
3.63
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.47
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4792
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1597.1
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
1558
8.78
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
8.55
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.72
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
597
3.36
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.28
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
896
5.05
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.935
0.935
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.32
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6780
38.2
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
4.16
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.19
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.11
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.57
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.349
1.349
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6092
34.32
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
34.08
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.2
38.2
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Steve Blass and Dale Thayer

Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.59
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.3
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4795
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1598.1
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.77
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
1.41
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
2.27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.18
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.04
96.04
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.371
1.371
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.63
81.63
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Blass and Dale Thayer

Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
295
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
600
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
546
546
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
94
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
83
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.54
19.54
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
110
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
105
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
42
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
37
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.93
14.93
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
140
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.29
4.29
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
40
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA