Gerrit Cole vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Gerrit Cole
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gerrit 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. Gerrit Cole led in home run suppression (HR9+ 133 vs 91), strikeout rate (K%+ 119 vs 95), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 120 vs 99). Dale Thayer held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 132 vs 116). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Gerrit Cole.

Pitching Stats for Gerrit Cole and Dale Thayer

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.46
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.7
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.37
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.67
65.67
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
3.18
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
3.47
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1627
7.49
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
8.55
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.49
7.49
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
2.3
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
2.36
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2251
10.37
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
7.62
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.62
7.62
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.1
7.1
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.109
1.109
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.28
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7861
36.21
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
37.26
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
3.41
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
3.72
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.17
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.14
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.64
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.57
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.089
1.089
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.212
1.212
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7233
33.31
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
953
34.08
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.21
36.21
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Gerrit Cole and Dale Thayer

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.46
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.53
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.96
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
1.54
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
1.5
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.01
97.01
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gerrit Cole and Dale Thayer

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
320
671.33
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
526.57
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
86.01
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
75.52
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.2
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.29
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.49
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
21.14
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
100.7
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
35.66
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
31.47
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60.84
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.18
12.97
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.59
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
112
234.97
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2.55
2.55
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
58.74
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.39
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA