Derek Lowe vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Derek Lowe
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Derek Lowe 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 109), run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 94), and strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 80). Derek Lowe held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 133 vs 91). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Dale Thayer.

Pitching Stats for Derek Lowe and Dale Thayer

Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681
2.29
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.59
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.53
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.85
52.85
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.36
55.36
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.29
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1195
4.03
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.47
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8014
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2671.1
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2759
9.3
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
8.55
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
0.73
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
794
2.68
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.23
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1722
5.8
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.942
0.942
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.19
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.26
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11358
38.27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
0.57
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
4.49
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.34
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.19
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
1.06
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.57
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10330
34.8
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
34.08
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.27
38.27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Derek Lowe and Dale Thayer

Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681
2.29
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8014
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2671.1
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.74
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.53
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.06
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
691
2.33
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
2.27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.54
97.54
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.36
55.36
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Derek Lowe and Dale Thayer

Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
682
766.29
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
534
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
436
489.89
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
73.03
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
57.3
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
14.61
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.73
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.53
18.58
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
91.01
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
105.62
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
33.71
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
28.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
60.67
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.81
13.26
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.58
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
144.94
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.14
4.14
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
75.28
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.25
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.87
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA