Kodai Senga vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Kodai Senga
MillenialJapanThrows RightBats LeftAsiaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kodai Senga 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. Kodai Senga led in home run suppression (HR9+ 135 vs 91), run prevention (ERA+ 146 vs 117), and strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 95). Dale Thayer held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 132 vs 70). Role difference aside, Kodai Senga holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kodai Senga and Dale Thayer

Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.64
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.64
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.63
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.41
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.61
60.61
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
3
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
3.47
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
855
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
7.01
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
8.55
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.95
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
4.2
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
10.11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
7.62
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.11
10.11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.62
7.62
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.15
6.15
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.109
1.109
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.6
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.28
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1196
37.77
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
3.35
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
3.72
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.76
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.57
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.246
1.246
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
33.06
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
953
34.08
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.77
37.77
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Kodai Senga and Dale Thayer

Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.64
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.64
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
855
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.82
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.64
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.2
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.14
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.74
94.74
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.692
0.692
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kodai Senga and Dale Thayer

Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
52
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.31
-62.13
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA