Scot Shields vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Scot Shields
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Scot Shields a clear advantage over Dale Thayer across the core pitching metrics. Scot Shields led in home run suppression (HR9+ 115 vs 91), run prevention (ERA+ 137 vs 117), and strikeout rate (K%+ 109 vs 95). Dale Thayer held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 132 vs 96). Scot Shields was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Scot Shields and Dale Thayer

Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
6.34
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.19
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.59
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.57
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.11
51.11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
3.18
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
3.47
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2091
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
697
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
7.61
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
8.55
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.71
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
3.59
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
631
8.15
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
7.62
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.15
8.15
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.62
7.62
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.304
1.304
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.109
1.109
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.63
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2916
37.65
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
1.47
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
3.68
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
3.72
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.22
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.19
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.85
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.57
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.244
1.244
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2585
33.38
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
953
34.08
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.65
37.65
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Scot Shields and Dale Thayer

Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
6.34
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.19
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2091
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
697
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.77
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.23
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.15
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.16
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.81
92.81
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scot Shields and Dale Thayer

Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
491
73650
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
264
52800
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-64.8
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.31
-62.13
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA