Dane Dunning vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Dane Dunning
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dane Dunning 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 92), run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 100), and strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 94). Dane Dunning held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 119 vs 91). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Dale Thayer.

Pitching Stats for Dane Dunning and Dale Thayer

Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
2.06
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.55
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.42
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.49
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
4.44
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.47
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1780
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
593.1
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
593
8.99
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
8.55
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.2
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.07
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
3.34
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
8.16
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
7.62
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.62
7.62
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.109
1.109
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.42
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.59
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2562
38.86
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.21
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
4.67
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.26
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.8
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.57
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2285
34.66
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
34.08
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.86
38.86
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Dane Dunning and Dale Thayer

Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
2.06
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.55
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1780
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
593.1
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.5
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.64
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.21
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.14
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.552
0.552
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dane Dunning and Dale Thayer

Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
136
20400
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
45.83
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
65.17
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA