Dale Thayer vs. Kip Wells — Career Comparison

Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kip Wells
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kip Wells 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 84), run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 102), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 96). Kip Wells held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 105 vs 91). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Dale Thayer.

Pitching Stats for Dale Thayer and Kip Wells

Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
1.99
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.47
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.46
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.61
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.69
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.99
73.99
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.47
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
700
4.71
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4015
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1338.1
9
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
8.55
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
1390
9.35
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.02
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
635
4.27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.36
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963
6.48
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.109
1.109
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.194
1.194
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.45
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.47
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5970
40.15
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
773
5.2
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.42
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.3
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.57
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.89
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
34.08
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5158
34.69
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.15
40.15

Fielding Stats for Dale Thayer and Kip Wells

Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
1.99
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.47
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4015
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1338.1
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.45
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.21
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.2
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
1.86
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
1.66
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.49
89.49
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.99
73.99
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kip Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dale Thayer and Kip Wells

Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
304
491.64
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
371
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
331
535.31
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
101.89
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
77.63
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
16.17
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.62
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.47
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
24.26
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.06
30.83
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
140.7
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
111.59
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
48.52
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
27.49
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
69.54
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.95
27.42
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.23
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.47
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Kip Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
143
231.27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Kip Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
2.59
2.59
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
54.99
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.62
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.62
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Kip Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100