Lou Fiene vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Lou Fiene
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lou Fiene 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.47 and WHIP 1.264 compared to 3.85 and 1.333 for Lou Fiene. By the career numbers, Dale Thayer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Fiene and Dale Thayer

Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.7
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.65
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.39
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.52
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.29
39.29
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.46
38.46
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.46
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
3.85
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.47
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
9.72
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
8.55
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.28
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
2.36
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
3.52
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.645
0.645
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.72
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
570
37.17
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
37.26
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.98
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
5.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.57
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
524
34.17
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
953
34.08
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.17
37.17
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Lou Fiene and Dale Thayer

Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.7
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.65
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.65
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.33
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
4.37
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
3.98
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.04
91.04
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.346
2.346
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.46
38.46
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Fiene and Dale Thayer

Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
29
322.22
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
588.89
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
66.67
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
44.44
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.22
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
12.54
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
100
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
66.67
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
55.56
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
66.67
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-6.11
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
133.33
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA