Tommy Byrne vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Tommy Byrne
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tommy Byrne 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 4.11 and 1.604 for Tommy Byrne. By the career numbers, Dale Thayer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tommy Byrne and Dale Thayer

Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.86
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.12
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.56
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.46
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.19
55.19
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.5
60.5
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.43
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
4.11
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.47
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4086
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1138
7.52
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
8.55
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.65
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1037
6.85
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
766
5.06
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.324
1.324
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.109
1.109
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.19
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.56
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6181
40.84
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.48
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
4.55
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.57
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.597
1.597
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5059
33.43
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
953
34.08
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.84
40.84
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Tommy Byrne and Dale Thayer

Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
6.41
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.89
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1183
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394.1
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.35
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
3.95
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
5.61
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
5.3
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.31
94.31
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.88
13.88
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.43
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy Byrne and Dale Thayer

Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
377
345.34
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
655
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
601
550.53
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
130.99
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
87.02
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
23.82
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.33
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
12.82
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
43.97
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.59
60.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
207.94
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
168.55
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
66.87
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
89.77
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
143.82
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.92
61.3
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.75
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
34.81
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
115.42
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.2
5.2
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.08
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.83
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
11
10.08
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA