Felipe Lira vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Felipe Lira
Gen XVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Felipe Lira 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 103), run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 91), and strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 86). Felipe Lira held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 98 vs 91). Role difference aside, Dale Thayer holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Felipe Lira and Dale Thayer

Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
2.54
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.23
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.72
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.61
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.11
36.11
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.29
39.29
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.47
48.47
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
5.32
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.47
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1732
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
577.1
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
656
10.23
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
8.55
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.23
10.23
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.31
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.07
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
3.46
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348
5.42
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.987
0.987
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.34
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2592
40.41
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.34
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
5.8
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.23
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.53
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.78
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.57
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.521
1.521
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2293
35.75
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
34.08
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.41
40.41
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Felipe Lira and Dale Thayer

Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
2.54
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.23
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1732
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
577.1
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.73
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.37
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.14
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
2.1
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.54
98.54
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.828
0.828
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.47
48.47
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Felipe Lira and Dale Thayer

Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
164
4685.71
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
542.86
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.762
0.762
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.58
73.78
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
285.71
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.726
0.726
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.23
63.82
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
13
371.43
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
1.62
1.62
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA