Joe Bowman vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Joe Bowman
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Bowman 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 4.4 and 1.460 for Joe Bowman. By the career numbers, Dale Thayer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Bowman and Dale Thayer

Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.83
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.13
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.47
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.59
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.51
44.51
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.74
61.74
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.45
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
717
4.4
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.47
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4397
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1465.2
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1656
10.17
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
8.55
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.17
10.17
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.63
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
2.97
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
502
3.08
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.673
0.673
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.25
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6494
39.88
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.44
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
837
5.14
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.57
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5969
36.65
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
34.08
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.88
39.88
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Joe Bowman and Dale Thayer

Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
27
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251.2
9
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.64
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.97
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.137
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.102
0.102
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Bowman and Dale Thayer

Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
430
368.05
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
701
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
639
546.93
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.594
0.594
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
120.68
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
91.58
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.54
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.85
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.71
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
29.1
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.72
44.26
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
160.06
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
161.77
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.568
0.568
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
53.07
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
64.19
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
115.55
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.1
47.16
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.71
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
39.37
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
77.03
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.79
7.79
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
11.98
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.57
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.57
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA