Lou Fette vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Lou Fette
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lou Fette 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. Lou Fette posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.15 and WHIP 1.311 compared to 3.47 and 1.264 for Dale Thayer. By the career numbers, Lou Fette had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Fette and Dale Thayer

Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
1.42
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.26
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.53
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.52
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.62
50.62
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.99
88.99
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.66
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.18
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.15
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
3.47
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2073
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
691
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
658
8.57
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
8.55
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.31
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
3.23
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
2.53
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2905
37.84
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.69
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
3.72
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.57
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.311
1.311
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2646
34.46
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
34.08
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.84
37.84
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Lou Fette and Dale Thayer

Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
27
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251.2
9
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.64
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.97
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.03
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.798
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.102
0.102
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Fette and Dale Thayer

Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
110
258.82
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
555.29
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
103.53
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
91.76
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.06
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.71
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.76
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.12
19.12
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
120
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
115.29
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
23.53
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
35.29
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
58.82
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.52
15.33
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.76
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
68.24
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.79
8.79
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
32.94
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
10
23.53
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA