Chris Flexen vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Chris Flexen
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Flexen 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 103), run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 94), and strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 76). Chris Flexen held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 99 vs 91). Role difference aside, Dale Thayer holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Chris Flexen and Dale Thayer

Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
2.27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.45
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.46
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.65
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.61
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.18
41.18
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.79
63.79
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
4.83
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.47
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
691.1
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
759
9.88
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
8.55
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.88
9.88
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.38
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.07
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
3.36
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
6.35
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.079
1.079
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.31
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.2
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3025
39.38
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.51
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
5.18
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.77
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.57
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.471
1.471
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2720
35.41
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
34.08
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.38
39.38
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Chris Flexen and Dale Thayer

Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
2.27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.45
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
691.1
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.65
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.07
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.74
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.72
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.51
98.51
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.759
0.759
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.79
63.79
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Flexen and Dale Thayer

Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
174
5494.74
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
568.42
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
20.65
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
11.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA