Steve Stone vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Steve Stone
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Stone 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 91), run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 93), and home run suppression (HR9+ 91 vs 74). Steve Stone held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 95). Role difference aside, Dale Thayer holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Steve Stone and Dale Thayer

Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
1.61
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.35
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.54
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.47
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.06
84.06
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.22
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
788
3.97
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.47
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5365
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1788.1
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1707
8.59
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
8.55
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.93
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
716
3.6
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.11
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1065
5.36
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.16
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.2
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7640
38.45
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.08
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
4.43
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.44
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.2
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.47
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.57
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6758
34.01
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
953
34.08
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.45
38.45
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Steve Stone and Dale Thayer

Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
1.61
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.35
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5367
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1789
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.63
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.28
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.11
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
2.02
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
1.91
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.51
94.51
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.184
1.184
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.06
84.06
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Stone and Dale Thayer

Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
340
806.32
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
253
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
519.37
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
52.17
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.43
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.74
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.74
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
7.95
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
56.92
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
80.63
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.34
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.6
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
37.94
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.68
-8.74
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.37
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
26.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
92
218.18
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
52.17
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.74
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA