Archie Cole vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Archie Cole
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightNorth AmericaToledo TigersNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Archie Cole 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 9.11 and 2.138 for Archie Cole. By the career numbers, Dale Thayer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Archie Cole and Dale Thayer

Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.38
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.69
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.61
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
9.11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.47
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.75
7.75
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
11.81
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
8.55
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.81
11.81
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
7.43
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
4.05
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.109
1.109
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
45.23
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
11.48
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.48
11.48
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.35
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.57
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.138
2.138
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
36.11
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
953
34.08
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.23
45.23
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Archie Cole and Dale Thayer

Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.38
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.69
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.36
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.04
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.7
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Archie Cole and Dale Thayer

Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
360
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
8.98
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
13.63
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA