Joe Sullivan vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Joe Sullivan
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Sullivan 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.47 and WHIP 1.264 compared to 4.01 and 1.529 for Joe Sullivan. By the career numbers, Dale Thayer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Sullivan and Dale Thayer

Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
2.3
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.84
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.46
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.57
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.78
44.78
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.67
36.67
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.31
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
4.01
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.47
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1764
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
601
9.2
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
8.55
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.38
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
4.56
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
3.31
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.874
0.874
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.29
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.26
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2627
40.21
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.84
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
5.11
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.57
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.529
1.529
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2312
35.39
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
34.08
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.21
40.21
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Joe Sullivan and Dale Thayer

Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
27
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251.2
9
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.64
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.97
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.81
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.973
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.102
0.102
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Sullivan and Dale Thayer

Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
152
408.97
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
559.64
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
115.7
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
107.62
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.07
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.07
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.79
29.02
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
123.77
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
139.91
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
37.67
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
40.36
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
78.03
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.14
32.67
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24.22
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
94.17
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.37
6.37
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.14
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.69
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA