Dale Thayer vs. Todd Van Poppel — Career Comparison

Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Todd Van Poppel
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Todd Van Poppel 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 93), run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 83), and home run suppression (HR9+ 91 vs 81). Todd Van Poppel held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 110 vs 95). Role difference aside, Dale Thayer holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dale Thayer and Todd Van Poppel

Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
3.56
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.97
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.4
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.52
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.48
43.48
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.3
27.3
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.47
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
562
5.58
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2721
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
907
9
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
8.55
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
944
9.37
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.37
9.37
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.07
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1.42
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
461
4.57
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
711
7.06
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.109
1.109
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.292
1.292
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.47
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4049
40.18
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.83
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
587
5.82
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.31
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.3
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.57
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.6
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.549
1.549
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
34.08
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3505
34.78
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.18
40.18

Fielding Stats for Dale Thayer and Todd Van Poppel

Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
3.56
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.97
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2721
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
907
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.38
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.21
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.13
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.44
93.44
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.318
0.318
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.3
27.3
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dale Thayer and Todd Van Poppel

Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
359
3077.14
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
488.57
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
77.14
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
68.57
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.85
15.82
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
85.71
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
94.29
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
42.86
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
12.35
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
188.57
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.18
3.18
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
94.29
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA