Jon Lester vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Jon Lester
MillenialWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jon Lester 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 96), run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 102), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 96). Jon Lester held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 96 vs 91). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Dale Thayer.

Pitching Stats for Jon Lester and Dale Thayer

Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.48
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.48
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.66
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.38
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.09
63.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.78
99.78
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1114
3.66
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.47
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8220
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2740
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
2610
8.57
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
8.55
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
0.97
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
892
2.93
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2488
8.17
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
7.62
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.62
7.62
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.109
1.109
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.21
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.3
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11487
37.73
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1215
3.99
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.2
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.22
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
0.82
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.57
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.278
1.278
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10377
34.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
34.08
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.73
37.73
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Jon Lester and Dale Thayer

Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.48
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.48
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8220
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2740
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.48
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.87
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.07
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.42
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
1.36
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.38
95.38
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.914
0.914
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.78
99.78
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jon Lester and Dale Thayer

Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
458
649.65
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
423
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
366
519.15
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
59.57
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
39.72
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.18
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.67
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
19.86
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.43
17.63
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
90.78
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
89.36
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
38.3
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
43.97
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
76.6
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.76
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
29.79
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
162
229.79
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
2.61
2.61
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
48.23
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.84
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.51
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA