Nelson Cruz vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Nelson Cruz
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

When held to the same standard, Dale Thayer comes out ahead of Nelson Cruz in this reliever comparison. Dale Thayer led in run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 97), home run suppression (HR9+ 91 vs 81), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 95). Nelson Cruz held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 145 vs 132). The edge goes to Dale Thayer.

Pitching Stats for Nelson Cruz and Dale Thayer

Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
5.27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.47
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.59
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.47
39.47
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
5.04
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.47
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
9.53
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
8.55
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.52
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.07
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
2.82
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
7.16
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.108
1.108
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.36
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.62
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1518
39.22
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.42
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
5.3
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.31
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.57
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.57
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.372
1.372
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1360
35.14
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
34.08
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.22
39.22
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Nelson Cruz and Dale Thayer

Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
5.27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.47
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.8
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.45
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.33
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
2.25
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.427
0.427
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nelson Cruz and Dale Thayer

Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
204
3221.05
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
521.05
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
7.9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.81
-12.72
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
189.47
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA