Ford Smith vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Ford Smith
Greatest GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ford Smith 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. Ford Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.37 and WHIP 1.115 compared to 3.47 and 1.264 for Dale Thayer. By the career numbers, Ford Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ford Smith and Dale Thayer

Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.38
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.89
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.69
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.3
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.64
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.37
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
3.47
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
9
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
7.42
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
8.55
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.42
7.42
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
2.62
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
5.39
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
737
36.45
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
37.26
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.49
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.07
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
3.72
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.74
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.04
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.57
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.115
1.115
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.212
1.212
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
32.74
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
953
34.08
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.45
36.45
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Ford Smith and Dale Thayer

Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.29
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.93
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1128
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.84
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.34
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
2.35
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.18
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.685
1.685
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.22
72.22
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ford Smith and Dale Thayer

Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
219.77
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
547.67
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
129.07
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
90.7
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.4
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.37
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.54
54.21
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
177.91
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
170.93
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
80.23
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.16
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
177.91
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.85
58.77
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.37
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
172
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.47
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA