Gary Blaylock vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Gary Blaylock
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gary Blaylock 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 4.8 and 1.655 for Gary Blaylock. By the career numbers, Dale Thayer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gary Blaylock and Dale Thayer

Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
2.94
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.39
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.71
31.71
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
4.8
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.47
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
125.2
9
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
10.53
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
8.55
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.53
10.53
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.15
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.8
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.106
1.106
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
40.61
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.57
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.3
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.57
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.631
1.631
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
36.24
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
953
34.08
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.61
40.61
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Gary Blaylock and Dale Thayer

Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
2.94
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
125.2
9
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.29
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.36
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.22
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.94
93.94
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.756
0.756
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.71
31.71
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gary Blaylock and Dale Thayer

Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
46
745.95
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
583.78
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
81.08
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.65
42.98
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
194.59
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
81.08
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
81.08
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
81.08
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
129.73
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.18
19.2
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
18
291.89
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.06
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA