Jack Knott vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Jack Knott
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Knott 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 4.97 and 1.560 for Jack Knott. By the career numbers, Dale Thayer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Knott and Dale Thayer

Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.88
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.47
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.6
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.32
44.32
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.08
59.08
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.36
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
860
4.97
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.47
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4671
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1557
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1787
10.33
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
8.55
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.33
10.33
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.81
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
642
3.71
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
2.8
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.24
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.12
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7007
40.5
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.45
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
991
5.73
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.57
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6345
36.68
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
34.08
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Jack Knott and Dale Thayer

Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
27
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251.2
9
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.64
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.97
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.84
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.019
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.102
0.102
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Knott and Dale Thayer

Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
325
348.84
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
559
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
482
517.35
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
62.25
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
59.03
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.22
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.22
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.93
10.66
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
65.47
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
92.31
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
34.35
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
24.69
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
59.03
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.61
-0.65
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.07
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.98
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
212
227.55
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
52.59
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.22
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA