Wadel Miller vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Wadel Miller 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 4.58 and 1.709 for Wadel Miller. By the career numbers, Dale Thayer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wadel Miller and Dale Thayer

Wadel Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.31
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Wadel Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.15
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.39
Wadel Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.98
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.61
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.29
39.29
Wadel Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wadel Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.98
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Wadel Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
4.58
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.47
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
9
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Wadel Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
12.11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
8.55
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.11
12.11
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Wadel Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Wadel Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Wadel Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
3.27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Wadel Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.78
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Wadel Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.673
0.673
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Wadel Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Wadel Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
43.85
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Wadel Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
6.71
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Wadel Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.15
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Wadel Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.82
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.57
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.709
1.709
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
38.78
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
953
34.08
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Wadel Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.85
43.85
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Wadel Miller and Dale Thayer

Wadel Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.74
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Wadel Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
9
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.18
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.9
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.47
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
85
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Wadel Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Wadel Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wadel Miller and Dale Thayer

Wadel Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
12
276.92
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Wadel Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Wadel Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Wadel Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wadel Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wadel Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wadel Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Wadel Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
7.13
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wadel Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wadel Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wadel Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wadel Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wadel Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wadel Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wadel Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wadel Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wadel Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wadel Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wadel Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.74
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wadel Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wadel Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA