Mike Magnante vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike Magnante and Dale Thayer are about as close as two relievers get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 112 for Mike Magnante and 117 for Dale Thayer, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 98 and 99 respectively. If forced to pick, Dale Thayer gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Mike Magnante and Dale Thayer

Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
7.05
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.28
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.38
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.39
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.47
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.83
44.83
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
4.08
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.47
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1853
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
617.2
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
9.7
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
8.55
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.66
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
3.41
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.48
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.46
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
5.06
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.941
0.941
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.38
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.29
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2696
39.28
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
1.78
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
4.62
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.35
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.5
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.83
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.57
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.457
1.457
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2384
34.74
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
34.08
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.28
39.28
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Mike Magnante and Dale Thayer

Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
7.05
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.28
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1853
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
617.2
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.73
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
1.82
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
2.65
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
2.55
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.15
96.15
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.362
0.362
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.2
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Magnante and Dale Thayer

Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
484
48400
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
80.16
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA