Jon Lieber vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Jon Lieber
Gen XIowaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jon Lieber 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. Jon Lieber led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 177 vs 132), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 99), and strikeout rate (K%+ 97 vs 95). Dale Thayer held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 104). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Jon Lieber.

Pitching Stats for Jon Lieber and Dale Thayer

Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
1.64
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
1.34
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.54
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.51
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.37
51.37
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.55
81.55
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1043
4.27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.47
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6594
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2198
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2388
9.78
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
8.55
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
1.17
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.07
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.73
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
2.36
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.21
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1553
6.36
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.36
6.36
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.899
0.899
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.12
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.2
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.05
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9300
38.08
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1158
4.74
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.38
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.31
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.67
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.57
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.278
1.278
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8660
35.46
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
34.08
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Jon Lieber and Dale Thayer

Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
1.64
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
1.34
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6594
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2198
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.69
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.1
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.08
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
1.88
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
1.79
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.63
95.63
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.092
1.092
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.55
81.55
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jon Lieber and Dale Thayer

Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
405
347.64
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
699
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
612
525.32
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
72.96
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
58.37
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
14.59
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
14.59
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.38
13.21
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
87.55
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
98.71
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
30.9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
21.46
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
52.36
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.53
1.31
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
25.75
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
234
200.86
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
2.99
2.99
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
47.21
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.72
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
20
17.17
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA