Slim Love vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Slim Love
Lost GenerationMississippiThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Slim Love 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. Slim Love posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.04 and WHIP 1.403 compared to 3.47 and 1.264 for Dale Thayer. By the career numbers, Slim Love had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Slim Love and Dale Thayer

Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
2.07
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.84
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.49
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.37
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.34
40.34
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
3.04
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
3.47
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
8.35
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
8.55
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
4.28
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
4.37
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.961
0.961
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.3
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2138
37.19
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
37.26
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.84
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
3.83
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.57
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.403
1.403
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1875
32.62
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
953
34.08
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.19
37.19
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Slim Love and Dale Thayer

Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
27
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251.2
9
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.64
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.97
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.908
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.102
0.102
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Slim Love and Dale Thayer

Slim Love
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Slim Love
Career
Per 600 PA
119
430.12
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
563.86
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.497
0.497
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
108.43
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
79.52
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.69
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.23
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Love
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
28.92
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Slim Love
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Love
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.8
31.82
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
144.58
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
126.51
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
39.76
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
65.06
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.35
30.18
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Slim Love
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.07
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Love
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Love
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
162.65
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.69
3.69
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.07
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Love
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Love
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Love
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Love
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Love
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Love
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA