Spec Shea vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Spec Shea
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Spec Shea 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. Dale Thayer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.47 and WHIP 1.264 compared to 3.8 and 1.426 for Spec Shea. By the career numbers, Dale Thayer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Spec Shea and Dale Thayer

Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
1.86
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.13
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.53
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.44
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.9
54.9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.51
60.51
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.46
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
3.8
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.47
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2831
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
943.2
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
849
8.1
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
8.55
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.63
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
497
4.74
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
3.44
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.18
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4076
38.87
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.48
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
4.32
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.57
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.426
1.426
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3560
33.95
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
953
34.08
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.87
38.87
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Spec Shea and Dale Thayer

Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
13.75
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
9.44
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.06
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
127.2
9
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.45
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
8.81
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
12.69
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
12.27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.892
0.892
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.56
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Spec Shea and Dale Thayer

Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
195
347.18
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
530.56
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
103.26
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
80.12
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.24
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.12
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.78
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.15
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
32.81
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
137.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
138.87
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
51.63
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
58.75
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
108.61
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.45
32.86
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.78
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
33.83
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
112.17
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.35
5.35
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
33.83
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.46
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA