John Mitchell vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

John Mitchell
Gen XTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

John Mitchell 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 104), strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 68), and run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 94). John Mitchell held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 173 vs 91). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Dale Thayer.

Pitching Stats for John Mitchell and Dale Thayer

John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.91
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.39
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.39
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.53
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.29
39.29
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.55
72.55
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
4.35
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.47
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
720
27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
755
27
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
9
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
10.2
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
8.55
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.53
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
3.49
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.26
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
4.01
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.833
0.833
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1064
39.9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
5.18
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.01
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.57
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.521
1.521
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
941
35.29
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
953
34.08
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.9
39.9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for John Mitchell and Dale Thayer

John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.91
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.39
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
720
27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
755
27
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
9
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.98
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.54
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
2.81
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.51
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.33
89.33
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.55
72.55
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Mitchell and Dale Thayer

John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
51
711.63
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
530.23
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
7.23
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
69.77
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.94
-13.18
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
15
209.3
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
2.87
2.87
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
69.77
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA