Chris Short vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Chris Short
Silent GenerationDelawareThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Short 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 led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 132 vs 84), run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 93), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 91). Chris Short held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 96 vs 91). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Dale Thayer.

Pitching Stats for Chris Short and Dale Thayer

Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
1.94
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
1.19
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.52
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.51
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.56
50.56
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.48
61.48
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.34
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
3.43
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
3.47
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6975
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2325
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
2215
8.57
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
8.55
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.71
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
3.12
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.29
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1629
6.31
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.047
1.047
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.28
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.24
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9801
37.94
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.3
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
991
3.84
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.57
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.299
1.299
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8900
34.45
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
34.08
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.94
37.94
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Chris Short and Dale Thayer

Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
502
1.94
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.2
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6975
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2325
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.43
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
1.39
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.89
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
1.82
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.52
96.52
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.938
0.938
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.55
61.55
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Short and Dale Thayer

Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
506
391.74
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
775
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
697
539.61
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
68.13
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
62.71
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.87
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.55
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.42
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.14
9.4
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
75.1
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
81.29
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
22.45
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
18.58
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
41.03
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-6.74
-5.22
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.32
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
10.84
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PAverified
198
153.29
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.91
3.91
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
44.13
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.1
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.06
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA