Max Macon vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Max Macon
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Max Macon 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.47 and WHIP 1.264 compared to 4.24 and 1.463 for Max Macon. By the career numbers, Dale Thayer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Max Macon and Dale Thayer

Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
2.45
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.88
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.51
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.58
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.22
47.22
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.8
35.8
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
4.24
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.47
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
892
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297.1
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
9.29
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
8.55
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.29
9.29
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.61
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
3.87
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
2.72
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.733
0.733
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.3
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1314
39.77
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.06
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
5.18
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.57
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.463
1.463
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1176
35.6
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
34.08
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.77
39.77
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Max Macon and Dale Thayer

Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
27
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251.2
9
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
697
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.64
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
836
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.97
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.49
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.553
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.102
0.102
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Max Macon and Dale Thayer

Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
226
258.78
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
524
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
574.81
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
152.29
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
124.81
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
19.47
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.58
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.44
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
27.48
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.47
54.35
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
191.22
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
170.61
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
61.83
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
52.67
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
111.07
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54.36
62.25
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
18.32
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
36.64
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.38
16.38
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.87
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.87
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.31
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.31
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA