Dave LaPoint vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Dave LaPoint
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave LaPoint 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 led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 132 vs 94), run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 89), and strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 85). Dave LaPoint held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 104 vs 91). Role difference aside, Dale Thayer holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dave LaPoint and Dale Thayer

Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
1.78
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.37
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.48
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.52
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.19
48.19
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.21
77.21
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
4.02
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.47
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4460
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1486.2
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
1598
9.67
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
8.55
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.67
9.67
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.71
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
3.38
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.28
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
802
4.86
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.916
0.916
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.32
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.15
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6471
39.17
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
748
4.53
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.47
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.29
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.92
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.57
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.451
1.451
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5769
34.92
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
34.08
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.17
39.17
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Dave LaPoint and Dale Thayer

Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
1.78
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.37
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4460
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1486.2
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.28
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.13
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.46
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.4
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.27
96.27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.21
77.21
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave LaPoint and Dale Thayer

Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
294
588
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
300
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
502
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
52
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
50
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
6.44
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
54
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
84
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
26
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
30
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
56
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.2
-8.4
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
32
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
164
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.66
3.66
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
64
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
7
14
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA