Harry Brecheen vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Harry Brecheen
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Harry Brecheen 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. Harry Brecheen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.92 and WHIP 1.188 compared to 3.47 and 1.264 for Dale Thayer. By the career numbers, Harry Brecheen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Brecheen and Dale Thayer

Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
1.5
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.13
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.63
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.43
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.11
59.11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.47
75.47
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.59
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.12
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
2.92
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
3.47
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5723
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1907.2
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1731
8.17
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
8.55
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.55
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
536
2.53
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
901
4.25
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.753
0.753
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.17
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7821
36.9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
37.26
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.25
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
701
3.31
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
3.72
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.57
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.188
1.188
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.212
1.212
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7248
34.19
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
34.08
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.9
36.9
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Harry Brecheen and Dale Thayer

Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
27
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251.2
9
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.64
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.97
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.428
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.102
0.102
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Brecheen and Dale Thayer

Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
258.18
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
746
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
673
541.29
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
103.75
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
87.67
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
10.46
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.02
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.61
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.43
30.1
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
127.08
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
143.16
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
38.61
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
35.39
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
72.39
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.13
30.67
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.22
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
36.19
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121
97.32
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.17
6.17
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
19.3
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 600 PA
16
12.87
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA