Buck O'Brien vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Buck O'Brien
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Buck O'Brien 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. Buck O'Brien posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.63 and WHIP 1.273 compared to 3.47 and 1.264 for Dale Thayer. By the career numbers, Buck O'Brien had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buck O'Brien and Dale Thayer

Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.33
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.13
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.6
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.52
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.7
53.7
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.38
84.38
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.75
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.63
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
3.47
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1296
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
8.15
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
8.55
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.15
8.15
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
3.31
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
4.25
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.23
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1741
36.27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
37.26
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.58
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
3.72
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.57
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.273
1.273
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1571
32.73
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
953
34.08
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.27
36.27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Buck O'Brien and Dale Thayer

Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
27
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251.2
9
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.64
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.97
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.67
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.102
0.102
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buck O'Brien and Dale Thayer

Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
64
244.59
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
546.5
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
76.43
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
61.15
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.46
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.82
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.29
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
19.52
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
95.54
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
110.83
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.93
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
30.57
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
53.5
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
11.58
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
34.39
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
152.87
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
3.93
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
19.11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA