Mike McCormick vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Mike McCormick
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike McCormick 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 102), run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 98), and strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 79). Role difference aside, Dale Thayer holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Mike McCormick and Dale Thayer

Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
1.83
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
1.26
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.51
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Mike McCormick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.48
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.15
51.15
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.8
68.8
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.34
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Mike McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
986
3.73
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.47
Mike McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Mike McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Mike McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7141
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2380.1
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Mike McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2281
8.62
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
8.55
Mike McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.62
8.62
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Mike McCormick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
0.96
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Mike McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Mike McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
795
3.01
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Mike McCormick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.38
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Mike McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1321
4.99
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Mike McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Mike McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Mike McCormick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.28
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Mike McCormick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Mike McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10058
38.03
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Mike McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.26
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Mike McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1100
4.16
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
Mike McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Mike McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.57
Mike McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.292
1.292
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9231
34.9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
34.08
Mike McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.03
38.03
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Mike McCormick and Dale Thayer

Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
1.83
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
1.26
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7142
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2380.2
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.39
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
1.49
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Mike McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
1.92
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
1.88
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.8
68.8
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.1
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Mike McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike McCormick and Dale Thayer

Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
487
348.27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
839
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
738
527.77
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
82.24
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
67.94
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.58
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.72
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.01
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
14.3
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.84
22.77
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
107.27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
111.56
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
38.62
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
27.89
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
61.5
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.56
15.42
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.72
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
28.61
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McCormick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McCormick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
275
196.66
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.05
3.05
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
39.33
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.58
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McCormick
Career
Per 600 PA
8
5.72
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike McCormick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.43
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.43
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McCormick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA