Ad Lankford vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Ad Lankford
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightNorth AmericaNew York Lincoln StarsEastern Colored League (Independent)Starting Pitcher
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ad Lankford 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 4.53 and 1.616 for Ad Lankford. By the career numbers, Dale Thayer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ad Lankford and Dale Thayer

Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.26
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.05
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.67
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.34
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.84
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
4.53
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.47
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
644
27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
214.2
9
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
11.07
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
8.55
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.07
11.07
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.21
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
3.48
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
4.36
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.871
0.871
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.21
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
988
41.42
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
6.12
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.13
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.96
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.57
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.617
1.617
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
868
36.39
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
953
34.08
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.42
41.42
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Ad Lankford and Dale Thayer

Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.43
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
2.07
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.74
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
2.5
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.46
91.46
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.974
1.974
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ad Lankford and Dale Thayer

Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
36
164.89
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
517.56
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
119.08
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
96.18
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.32
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.58
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.63
53.29
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
146.56
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
174.05
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
82.44
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
82.44
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
164.89
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.99
59.51
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
54.96
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
27.48
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA