Whammy Douglas vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Whammy Douglas
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Whammy Douglas 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. Whammy Douglas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.26 and WHIP 1.702 compared to 3.47 and 1.264 for Dale Thayer. By the career numbers, Whammy Douglas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Whammy Douglas and Dale Thayer

Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.11
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.53
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.57
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.57
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.26
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
3.47
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
9
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
9.19
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
8.55
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.96
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.74
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.38
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
5.36
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.109
1.109
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
40.79
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.4
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.57
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
34.47
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
953
34.08
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.09
2.09
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.79
40.79
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Whammy Douglas and Dale Thayer

Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.15
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.57
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.15
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.96
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Whammy Douglas and Dale Thayer

Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
11
412.5
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-4.93
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.05
-76.94
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.31
-62.13
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
375
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
1.6
1.6
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA