Phil Hughes vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Phil Hughes
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Phil Hughes 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. Phil Hughes led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 204 vs 132), strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 95), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 99). Dale Thayer held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 97). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Phil Hughes.

Pitching Stats for Phil Hughes and Dale Thayer

Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.61
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.55
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.69
52.69
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
648
4.52
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.47
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1384
9.65
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
8.55
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.33
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.07
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.18
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
2.36
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
7.25
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.048
1.048
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.22
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5496
38.31
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
684
4.77
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.59
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.57
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.315
1.315
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5088
35.47
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
34.08
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.31
38.31
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Phil Hughes and Dale Thayer

Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
2.02
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.34
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.66
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
1.02
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.95
97.95
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.493
0.493
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Hughes and Dale Thayer

Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
8700
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
540
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.82
-54.69
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
240
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA