Denny McLain vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Denny McLain
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Denny McLain 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 103), home run suppression (HR9+ 91 vs 65), and run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 96). Denny McLain held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 108 vs 95). Role difference aside, Dale Thayer holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Denny McLain and Dale Thayer

Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
1.34
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.26
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.63
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.43
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.01
59.01
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.5
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.14
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
3.39
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
3.47
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5658
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1886
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1646
7.85
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
8.55
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
1.15
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.07
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
548
2.62
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1282
6.12
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.13
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.12
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7719
36.84
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
37.26
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
3.71
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
3.72
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.09
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.57
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.163
1.163
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.212
1.212
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7108
33.92
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
953
34.08
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Denny McLain and Dale Thayer

Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
1.34
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.26
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5657
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1885.2
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.74
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.01
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
1.81
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
366
1.75
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.57
96.57
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.307
1.307
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Denny McLain and Dale Thayer

Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
241.18
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
616
521.3
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
69.39
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.62
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.23
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.77
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.76
12.49
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
79.55
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
90.55
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
27.08
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
26.23
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
52.47
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
21.16
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
244
206.49
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
2.91
2.91
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
54.16
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.39
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.46
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA