Jon Matlack vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Jon Matlack
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jon Matlack 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. Jon Matlack led in strikeout rate (K%+ 114 vs 95), home run suppression (HR9+ 105 vs 91), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 109 vs 99). Dale Thayer held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 132 vs 120). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Jon Matlack.

Pitching Stats for Jon Matlack and Dale Thayer

Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
1.37
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.21
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.48
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.48
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.8
49.8
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.09
88.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.37
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
835
3.18
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
3.47
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7089
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2363
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
2276
8.67
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
8.55
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
0.61
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
638
2.43
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.26
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1516
5.77
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.912
0.912
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.26
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.1
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9789
37.28
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
970
3.69
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
3.72
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.37
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.23
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.69
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.57
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.233
1.233
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8968
34.16
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
34.08
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.28
37.28
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Jon Matlack and Dale Thayer

Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
1.37
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.21
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7089
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2363
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.26
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
1.32
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.08
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
1.66
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
1.58
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.17
95.17
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.147
1.147
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.09
88.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jon Matlack and Dale Thayer

Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
362
401.48
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
541
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
441
489.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
63.22
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
59.89
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.33
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.33
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.01
15.53
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
66.54
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
127.54
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
35.49
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
25.51
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
61
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.18
12.4
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
63.22
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
217
240.67
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
2.49
2.49
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
45.47
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.76
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA