John Means vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

John Means
MillenialKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

John Means 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. John Means led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 151 vs 132), run prevention (ERA+ 125 vs 117), and home run suppression (HR9+ 93 vs 91). Dale Thayer held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 94). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to John Means.

Pitching Stats for John Means and Dale Thayer

John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.75
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.64
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.52
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
John Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.58
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.94
46.94
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.59
93.59
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
3.68
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.47
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1203
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
John Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
7.68
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
8.55
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.62
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.07
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
John Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.77
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
2.36
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
7.5
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
John Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.22
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.34
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1621
36.38
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
37.26
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
3.93
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
John Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.47
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.57
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.212
1.212
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1517
34.05
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
953
34.08
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.38
36.38
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for John Means and Dale Thayer

John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.75
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.64
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1203
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.63
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.64
John Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.83
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.81
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.97
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.462
0.462
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.59
93.59
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Means and Dale Thayer

John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
78
5850
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
450
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.938
0.938
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.38
103.54
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.929
0.929
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.32
99.22
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA