Dale Thayer vs. Jake Wade — Career Comparison

Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jake Wade
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jake Wade 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 5 and 1.691 for Jake Wade. By the career numbers, Dale Thayer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dale Thayer and Jake Wade

Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
2.3
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.96
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.39
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.36
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.54
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.3
40.3
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.52
41.52
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.47
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
5
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2005
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
668.1
9
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
8.55
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
690
9.29
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.29
9.29
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.57
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
5.93
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
3.92
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.094
1.094
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3057
41.17
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.77
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
5.67
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.57
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.691
1.691
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
34.08
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2608
35.12
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.17
41.17

Fielding Stats for Dale Thayer and Jake Wade

Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
27
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251.2
9
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.64
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.97
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.04
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.102
0.102
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.83
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dale Thayer and Jake Wade

Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
171
444.16
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
231
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
561.04
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
93.51
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
88.31
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.19
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.19
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.98
20.72
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
98.7
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
127.27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
36.36
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.18
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
54.55
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.63
17.23
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.6
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
31.17
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
81
210.39
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
2.85
2.85
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.19
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.6
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA