Ryan Drese vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ryan Drese 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 led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 132 vs 98), run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 87), and strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 76). Ryan Drese held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 161 vs 91). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Dale Thayer.

Pitching Stats for Ryan Drese and Dale Thayer

Ryan Drese
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ryan Drese
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.67
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Ryan Drese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.53
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Drese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.54
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Ryan Drese
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.62
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.61
Ryan Drese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.58
46.58
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Ryan Drese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.43
91.43
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Drese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Drese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Drese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Ryan Drese
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
5.31
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.47
Ryan Drese
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Ryan Drese
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Ryan Drese
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Ryan Drese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Ryan Drese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1697
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Ryan Drese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
565.2
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Ryan Drese
Career
Per 9 Innings
673
10.71
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
8.55
Ryan Drese
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Ryan Drese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.78
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Ryan Drese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Ryan Drese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ryan Drese
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
3.39
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Ryan Drese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Ryan Drese
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Ryan Drese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
4.79
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Ryan Drese
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Ryan Drese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Ryan Drese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Ryan Drese
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.32
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Ryan Drese
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.49
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Ryan Drese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Drese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2528
40.22
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Ryan Drese
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Ryan Drese
Career
Per 9 Innings
363
5.78
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
Ryan Drese
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Ryan Drese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.25
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Ryan Drese
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Ryan Drese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.97
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.57
Ryan Drese
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.566
1.566
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Ryan Drese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2249
35.78
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
34.08
Ryan Drese
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Ryan Drese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Ryan Drese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.22
40.22
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Ryan Drese and Dale Thayer

Ryan Drese
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ryan Drese
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.67
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Ryan Drese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.53
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Drese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1697
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Ryan Drese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
565.2
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Ryan Drese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.7
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Ryan Drese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.29
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Ryan Drese
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ryan Drese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
2.12
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Ryan Drese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
1.99
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Ryan Drese
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.98
93.98
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Ryan Drese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.191
1.191
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Ryan Drese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.43
91.43
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Drese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.18
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Ryan Drese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Drese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Drese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Drese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ryan Drese and Dale Thayer

Ryan Drese
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ryan Drese
Career
Per 600 PA
106
1987.5
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Ryan Drese
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Ryan Drese
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
468.75
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Ryan Drese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Drese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Drese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Drese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Drese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Drese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Drese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Drese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Drese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Drese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Drese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Drese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
12.24
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Drese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Drese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Drese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Drese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Drese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Drese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Drese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Drese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Drese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Drese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Drese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Drese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Drese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
1.15
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Ryan Drese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Drese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Drese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Drese
Career
Per 600 PA
14
262.5
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ryan Drese
Career
Per 600 PA
2.29
2.29
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ryan Drese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Drese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Drese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Drese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Drese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Drese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Drese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Drese
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA