Sparky Lyle vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Sparky Lyle
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Dale Thayer a clear advantage over Sparky Lyle across the core pitching metrics. Dale Thayer led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 132 vs 105), run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 95), and strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 77). Sparky Lyle held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 91). Dale Thayer was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Sparky Lyle and Dale Thayer

Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
899
5.82
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.64
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.49
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.57
56.57
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.54
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
2.88
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
3.47
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4171
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1390.1
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1292
8.36
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
8.55
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.54
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
481
3.11
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.52
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.46
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
873
5.65
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.974
0.974
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.43
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5794
37.51
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
4.1
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
2.65
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
3.36
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
3.72
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.54
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.3
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.61
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.57
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.275
1.275
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
33.46
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
953
34.08
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.51
37.51
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Sparky Lyle and Dale Thayer

Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
899
5.82
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4170
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1390
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.35
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.28
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.14
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.77
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.63
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sparky Lyle and Dale Thayer

Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
899
6129.55
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
531.82
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
102.27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
88.64
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.64
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.64
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.41
30.07
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
115.91
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
136.36
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
54.55
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
81.82
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.58
31.22
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
177.27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
3.38
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA