Blake Snell vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Blake Snell
MillenialWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Blake Snell 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. Blake Snell led in home run suppression (HR9+ 139 vs 91), strikeout rate (K%+ 137 vs 95), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 128 vs 99). Dale Thayer held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 132 vs 73). Role difference aside, Blake Snell holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Blake Snell and Dale Thayer

Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
1.73
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
1.73
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.63
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.48
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.64
56.64
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
3.15
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
3.47
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3474
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1158
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
891
6.92
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
8.55
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.86
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
4.05
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1440
11.19
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
7.62
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.19
11.19
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.62
7.62
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.49
6.49
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.693
1.693
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.109
1.109
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.67
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4791
37.24
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
37.26
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
3.42
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
3.72
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.14
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.15
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.62
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.57
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.219
1.219
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4222
32.81
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
953
34.08
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.24
37.24
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Blake Snell and Dale Thayer

Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
1.73
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.73
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3474
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1158
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.22
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.89
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.14
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.28
97.28
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.644
0.644
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100.45
100.45
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Blake Snell and Dale Thayer

Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
223
2676
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
504
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
6.79
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
96
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.6
-7.18
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
20
240
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA