Herb Kelly vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Herb Kelly
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Herb Kelly 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. Herb Kelly posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.95 and WHIP 1.227 compared to 3.47 and 1.264 for Dale Thayer. By the career numbers, Herb Kelly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herb Kelly and Dale Thayer

Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.45
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.74
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.39
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.61
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.29
39.29
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.49
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.95
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
3.47
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.2
9
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
8.35
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
8.55
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
2.7
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.95
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.627
0.627
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
37.55
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.47
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.91
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.57
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.227
1.227
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
34.61
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
953
34.08
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.55
37.55
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Herb Kelly and Dale Thayer

Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
27
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251.2
9
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.64
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.97
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.7
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.102
0.102
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herb Kelly and Dale Thayer

Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
68.22
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
272.73
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
80.72
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
5
272.73
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA