Harry Coveleski vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Harry Coveleski
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Harry Coveleski 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. Harry Coveleski posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.39 and WHIP 1.159 compared to 3.47 and 1.264 for Dale Thayer. By the career numbers, Harry Coveleski had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Coveleski and Dale Thayer

Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
1.43
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.58
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.4
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.56
59.56
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.6
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
2.39
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
3.47
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3744
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1248
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1070
7.72
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
8.55
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.72
7.72
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
376
2.71
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511
3.69
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.41
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4994
36.01
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
37.26
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.22
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
3.5
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
3.72
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.57
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.212
1.212
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4561
32.89
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
953
34.08
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.01
36.01
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Harry Coveleski and Dale Thayer

Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
7.92
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.04
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
675
27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
9
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.84
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
18.44
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.12
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
21.4
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
20.28
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.77
94.77
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.561
2.561
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.13
13.13
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.64
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Coveleski and Dale Thayer

Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 600 PA
198
260.53
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
550
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
103.95
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
88.16
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.53
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.26
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.79
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.3
26.71
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
125
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
125
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
39.47
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
36.84
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
76.32
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.6
25.79
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.32
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
19.74
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
176.32
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
28.95
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.95
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.95
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Coveleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA