Robert Keys vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Robert Keys
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Robert Keys 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 4.8 and 1.593 for Robert Keys. By the career numbers, Dale Thayer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Robert Keys and Dale Thayer

Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.4
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.07
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.4
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.73
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.61
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.29
35.29
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.29
39.29
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.19
76.19
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.73
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
4.8
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.47
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
9
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
10.4
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
8.55
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.4
10.4
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
3.8
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
3.27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.785
0.785
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
41.6
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
6.53
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.87
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.57
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.578
1.578
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
36.73
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
953
34.08
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.6
41.6
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Robert Keys and Dale Thayer

Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.4
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.07
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
9
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.47
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.67
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.905
1.905
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.19
76.19
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Robert Keys and Dale Thayer

Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
25
283.02
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
554.72
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
90.57
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.49
28.18
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.436
0.436
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.3
26.02
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA