Jim Bruske vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

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Jim Bruske and Dale Thayer are about as close as two relievers get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 119 for Jim Bruske and 117 for Dale Thayer, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 96 and 99 respectively. If forced to pick, Dale Thayer gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bruske and Dale Thayer

Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
6.56
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.56
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
4.13
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.47
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
9
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
9.63
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
8.55
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
4.25
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.38
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
5.94
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.132
1.132
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.109
1.109
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.56
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.5
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
646
40.38
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.63
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
4.81
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.25
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.88
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.57
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.542
1.542
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
35.25
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
953
34.08
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.38
40.38
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Jim Bruske and Dale Thayer

Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
6.56
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
9
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.5
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.69
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.19
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.19
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.181
0.181
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bruske and Dale Thayer

Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
106
6360
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
12.71
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.22
-13.17
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA