Eugene Jones vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Eugene Jones 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 6.08 and 2.070 for Eugene Jones. By the career numbers, Dale Thayer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eugene Jones and Dale Thayer

Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.28
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.76
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.08
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.47
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.2
9
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
10.27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
8.55
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.27
10.27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
8.37
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.37
8.37
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
6.08
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.606
1.606
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.109
1.109
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
45.63
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
6.85
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.57
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.07
2.07
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
37.27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
953
34.08
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.63
45.63
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Eugene Jones and Dale Thayer

Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.28
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.2
9
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.14
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.66
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.76
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4.56
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.8
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eugene Jones and Dale Thayer

Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
6
327.27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
17.84
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
15.48
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA