Josh Smith vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Josh Smith
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Dale Thayer a clear advantage over Josh Smith across the core pitching metrics. Dale Thayer led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 132 vs 91), run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 86), and strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 76). Josh Smith held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 108 vs 91). Dale Thayer was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Josh Smith and Dale Thayer

Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
4.92
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.58
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.39
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.58
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.29
39.29
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.88
11.88
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
5.6
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.47
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
184.2
9
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
9.89
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
8.55
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.56
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.07
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
3.95
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.39
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
7.31
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.31
7.31
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.251
1.251
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.109
1.109
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.49
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
40.55
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.85
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
5.95
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.57
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.538
1.538
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
35.68
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
953
34.08
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.55
40.55
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Josh Smith and Dale Thayer

Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
4.92
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.58
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
184.2
9
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.39
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.64
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.78
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.68
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.97
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.139
0.139
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.88
11.88
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Smith and Dale Thayer

Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
103
2942.86
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
571.43
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.35
38.54
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
200
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
38.8
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
228.57
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.63
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA