Jim Bunning vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Jim Bunning
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Bunning 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 run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 86), walk avoidance (BB%+ 132 vs 107), and home run suppression (HR9+ 91 vs 71). Jim Bunning held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 119 vs 95). Role difference aside, Dale Thayer holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bunning and Dale Thayer

Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
591
1.41
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
1.24
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.54
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.44
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.9
54.9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.82
87.82
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.36
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.1
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1366
3.27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
3.47
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11281
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760.1
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3433
8.22
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
8.55
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
0.89
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1000
2.39
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.23
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2855
6.83
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.83
6.83
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.025
1.025
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.11
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.38
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15618
37.38
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.09
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
3.65
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
3.72
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.06
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.57
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.212
1.212
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14418
34.51
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
34.08
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.38
37.38
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Jim Bunning and Dale Thayer

Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
591
1.41
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
1.24
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11280
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
0.49
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
0.89
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.06
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
1.44
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
1.38
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.17
96.17
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.978
0.978
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.82
87.82
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.05
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bunning and Dale Thayer

Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
601
257.39
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1401
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1275
546.04
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
91.22
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
77.52
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
8.99
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.71
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
13.7
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.26
19.38
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
112.63
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
106.21
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
35.12
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
32.12
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
64.24
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.33
11.28
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.43
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
14.56
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
362
155.03
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.87
3.87
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
36.4
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.57
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
36
15.42
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.86
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.86
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA