Joe Orrell vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Joe Orrell
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Joe Orrell and Dale Thayer are fairly close on the surface numbers. Joe Orrell posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.01 vs 3.47) and home runs allowed (0.1 per nine innings vs 1.07). Dale Thayer had the advantage in WHIP (1.264 vs 1.517). By the career numbers, Joe Orrell had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Joe Orrell and Dale Thayer

Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
3.21
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.7
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.4
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.4
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.88
21.88
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.01
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
3.47
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.2
9
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
9.03
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
8.55
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
4.62
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.61
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.5
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
39.65
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.41
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.01
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.57
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.517
1.517
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
34.53
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
953
34.08
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.65
39.65
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Joe Orrell and Dale Thayer

Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
27
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251.2
9
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.64
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.97
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.3
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.813
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.102
0.102
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Orrell and Dale Thayer

Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
32
800
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
575
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
14.58
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
8.77
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
8
200
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA