Kent Mercker vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Kent Mercker
Gen XIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Dale Thayer a clear advantage over Kent Mercker across the core pitching metrics. Dale Thayer led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 132 vs 90), run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 87), and home run suppression (HR9+ 91 vs 64). Dale Thayer was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Kent Mercker and Dale Thayer

Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
4.7
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1.02
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.5
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.45
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.48
52.48
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.68
21.68
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
4.16
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.47
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3976
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1325.1
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1307
8.88
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
8.55
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
1.05
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
607
4.12
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.32
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
917
6.23
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.109
1.109
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.37
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.22
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5792
39.33
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
1.07
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
676
4.59
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.44
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.31
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.71
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.57
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5042
34.24
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
34.08
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Kent Mercker and Dale Thayer

Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
4.7
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.03
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3976
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1325.1
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.36
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
1.07
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
1.55
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.43
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.54
92.54
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.82
21.82
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kent Mercker and Dale Thayer

Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
698
1485.11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
282
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
527.66
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
59.57
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
42.55
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.64
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.26
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.13
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.02
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.83
14.53
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
85.11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
82.98
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.53
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
38.3
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
61.7
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.57
-1.21
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
23.4
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
115
244.68
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.45
2.45
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
46.81
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.13
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.13
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA