Dale Thayer vs. Brandon Woodruff — Career Comparison

Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brandon Woodruff
MillenialMississippiThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Brandon Woodruff 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. Brandon Woodruff led in skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 141 vs 99), home run suppression (HR9+ 132 vs 91), and strikeout rate (K%+ 132 vs 95). Dale Thayer held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 132 vs 126). Role difference aside, Brandon Woodruff holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dale Thayer and Brandon Woodruff

Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.72
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.53
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.64
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.43
65.43
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.44
89.44
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
3.47
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
3.1
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2235
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
745
9
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
8.55
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
7.01
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.01
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
2.36
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
2.3
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
7.62
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
10.52
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.62
7.62
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.52
10.52
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.13
6.13
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.109
1.109
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
37.26
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2984
36.05
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
3.72
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
3.25
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.57
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.52
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.212
1.212
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.034
1.034
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
953
34.08
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2742
33.12
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.26
37.26
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.05
36.05

Fielding Stats for Dale Thayer and Brandon Woodruff

Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.72
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.53
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2235
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
745
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.46
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.86
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.35
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1.32
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.32
97.32
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.768
0.768
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.44
89.44
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dale Thayer and Brandon Woodruff

Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
147
683.72
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
534.88
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
102.33
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
79.07
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.6
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.65
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
23.26
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.94
32.28
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
134.88
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
130.23
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
23.26
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.56
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
51.16
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.36
29.56
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
27.91
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
51
237.21
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
2.53
2.53
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
37.21
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.65
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA