Alto Lane vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Alto Lane
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Alto Lane 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. Alto Lane posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.29 and WHIP 1.409 compared to 3.47 and 1.264 for Dale Thayer. By the career numbers, Alto Lane had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alto Lane and Dale Thayer

Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.55
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.26
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.48
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.29
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
3.47
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
9
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
9.19
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
8.55
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
3.48
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
5.32
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.979
0.979
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
39.29
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.16
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.06
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.57
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.409
1.409
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
34.45
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
953
34.08
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.29
39.29
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Alto Lane and Dale Thayer

Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.55
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.26
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
9
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.94
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.13
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.94
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alto Lane and Dale Thayer

Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
16
252.63
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
568.42
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
142.11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
60.14
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
205.26
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
173.68
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.651
0.651
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
110.53
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
61.64
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA