Ed Farmer vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

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The numbers give Dale Thayer a clear advantage over Ed Farmer across the core pitching metrics. Dale Thayer led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 132 vs 85), run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 74), and home run suppression (HR9+ 91 vs 74). Ed Farmer held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 97 vs 95). Dale Thayer was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ed Farmer and Dale Thayer

Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
5.34
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.3
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.43
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.62
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.61
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.68
5.68
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.08
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
4.3
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.47
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1872
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
611
8.81
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
8.55
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.75
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
4.98
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.72
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.46
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
395
5.7
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.186
1.186
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.109
1.109
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.56
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.17
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2789
40.23
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
2.97
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
2.65
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
4.95
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.56
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.29
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.56
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.57
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.532
1.532
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2373
34.23
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
34.08
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.23
40.23
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Ed Farmer and Dale Thayer

Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
5.34
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.3
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1872
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.49
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.3
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.83
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.79
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.335
0.335
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.68
5.68
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Farmer and Dale Thayer

Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
370
4188.68
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
532.08
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
4.41
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.73
-19.58
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
22
249.06
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA