Seth McClung vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Seth McClung
MillenialWest VirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Seth McClung 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 61), run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 84), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 84). Seth McClung held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 95). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Dale Thayer.

Pitching Stats for Seth McClung and Dale Thayer

Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
3.7
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.07
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.54
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.71
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.61
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.81
28.81
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.13
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
5.46
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.47
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
430.1
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
425
8.89
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
8.55
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.89
8.89
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.28
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.07
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
5.31
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.23
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
6.57
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.109
1.109
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.48
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.46
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1941
40.59
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.92
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
5.75
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.21
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.52
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.67
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.57
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.578
1.578
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1630
34.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
34.08
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.59
40.59
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Seth McClung and Dale Thayer

Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
3.7
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.07
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
430.1
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.4
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.67
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.15
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.07
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.73
92.73
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.81
28.81
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Seth McClung and Dale Thayer

Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
177
3540
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
540
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
21.26
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.84
16.72
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
14
280
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
2.14
2.14
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA