Jesse Orosco vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

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The numbers give Dale Thayer a clear advantage over Jesse Orosco across the core pitching metrics. Dale Thayer led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 132 vs 68), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 88), and home run suppression (HR9+ 91 vs 86). Jesse Orosco held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 117 vs 95). Dale Thayer was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jesse Orosco and Dale Thayer

Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
8.7
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.6
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.56
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.1
52.1
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
3.16
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
3.47
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3886
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1295.1
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1055
7.33
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
8.55
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.33
7.33
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.79
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
581
4.04
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.6
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.46
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1179
8.19
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
7.62
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.62
7.62
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.359
1.359
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.109
1.109
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.28
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.24
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5460
37.94
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
501
3.48
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
2.65
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
3.56
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
3.72
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.39
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.38
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.56
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.57
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.263
1.263
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4735
32.9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
953
34.08
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.94
37.94
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Jesse Orosco and Dale Thayer

Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253
8.69
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3895
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1298.1
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.43
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.3
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.76
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.73
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.43
98.43
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jesse Orosco and Dale Thayer

Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1252
9884.21
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
465.79
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
78.95
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
78.95
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
21.04
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
78.95
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
142.11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.68
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.58
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
55.26
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
26.73
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
63.16
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
197.37
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.04
3.04
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
55.26
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.79
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.89
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA