Dale Thayer vs. John Thomson — Career Comparison

Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
John Thomson
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

John Thomson 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 run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 96), strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 90), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 132 vs 132). John Thomson held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 103 vs 91). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Dale Thayer.

Pitching Stats for Dale Thayer and John Thomson

Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
1.53
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.5
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.6
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.57
42.57
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.47
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
4.68
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3811
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1270.1
9
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
8.55
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1398
9.9
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.07
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
1.09
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
2.61
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.18
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
800
5.67
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.16
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.2
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5470
38.75
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
734
5.2
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.33
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.57
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.86
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.391
1.391
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
34.08
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4968
35.2
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Dale Thayer and John Thomson

Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
1.53
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.5
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3811
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1270.1
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.8
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
1.32
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
2.18
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.13
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.72
97.72
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.389
1.389
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dale Thayer and John Thomson

Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
216
340.16
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
381
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
318
500.79
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
99.21
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
88.19
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.45
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
11.02
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.07
23.73
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
111.81
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
118.11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
31.5
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
34.65
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
66.14
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.15
25.43
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
18.9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
133
209.45
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
2.86
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
75.59
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.72
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.72
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0