Joe Landrum vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Joe Landrum
Silent GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Landrum 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 5.64 and 1.545 for Joe Landrum. By the career numbers, Dale Thayer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Landrum and Dale Thayer

Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
3.22
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.01
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.39
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.29
39.29
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.25
31.25
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.64
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.47
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.2
9
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
11.69
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
8.55
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.01
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.22
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
2.36
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
4.43
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.739
0.739
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
40.3
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6.45
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.57
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.545
1.545
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
37.68
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
953
34.08
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.3
40.3
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Joe Landrum and Dale Thayer

Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
27
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251.2
9
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.64
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.97
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.813
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.102
0.102
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Landrum and Dale Thayer

Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
16
800
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
400
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
5.58
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.02
-1.14
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
4
200
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA