Russ Meyer vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Russ Meyer
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Russ Meyer 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.47 and WHIP 1.264 compared to 3.99 and 1.409 for Russ Meyer. By the career numbers, Dale Thayer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Russ Meyer and Dale Thayer

Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
1.87
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.29
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.55
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.43
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.29
56.29
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.65
68.65
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.38
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
679
3.99
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.47
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4594
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1531.1
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1606
9.44
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
8.55
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.8
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
541
3.18
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
3.95
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.21
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6570
38.61
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.28
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
761
4.47
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.57
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.402
1.402
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6014
35.35
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
34.08
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Russ Meyer and Dale Thayer

Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
8.44
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.3
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1021
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340.1
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.82
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
6.8
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
8.96
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
8.62
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.17
96.17
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.022
1.022
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.36
15.36
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.5
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Russ Meyer and Dale Thayer

Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319
336.38
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
569
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
484
510.37
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
58
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
48.51
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.33
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.49
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.11
10.66
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
71.7
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
82.25
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
27.42
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
26.36
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
52.72
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.44
-3.62
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
23.2
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.95
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
65.38
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.49
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA