Mike Montgomery vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Mike Montgomery
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike Montgomery 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. Mike Montgomery led in home run suppression (HR9+ 171 vs 91), run prevention (ERA+ 134 vs 117), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 109 vs 99). Dale Thayer held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 132 vs 92). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Mike Montgomery.

Pitching Stats for Mike Montgomery and Dale Thayer

Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
3.04
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.16
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.38
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.39
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.57
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.35
40.35
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.25
38.25
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
3.84
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.47
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1623
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
524
8.72
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
8.55
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.72
8.72
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.96
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
3.39
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.2
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415
6.9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.9
6.9
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.144
1.144
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.109
1.109
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.57
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.55
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
38.4
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.68
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
4.19
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.57
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.346
1.346
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2047
34.05
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
953
34.08
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.4
38.4
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Mike Montgomery and Dale Thayer

Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
3.04
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.16
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1623
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.62
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.31
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.98
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.93
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.48
97.48
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.634
0.634
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.25
38.25
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Montgomery and Dale Thayer

Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
184
1298.82
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
564.71
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
70.59
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
56.47
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.44
17.22
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
98.82
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
56.47
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
35.29
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.31
-2.22
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
40
282.35
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.24
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA