Pitcher · 2015
Dale Thayer
- Age
- 35
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Number
- #55
- Born
- December 17, 1980 in Fountain Valley, CA, USA
- MLB debut
- May 22, 2009
- dbWAR
- -.1 1 season(s)
- IP
- 37.2
- ERA
- 4.06
- FIP
- 4.73
- K/9
- 6.0
- FIP−
- 119 100 = avg
Dale Thayer was a relief pitcher for the San Diego Padres. In 2015 he struck out 25 batters over 37.2 innings across 38 appearances, going 2-2. His ERA of 4.06 was 2.5% higher than the league average of 3.96 — 11th of 17 on his team, and 293rd of 513 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 4.73 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 17.3% of swings (8.3% of every pitch he threw), walked 9.5% of the batters he faced and struck out 15.8%. His -0.1 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2015.
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 38 | 0 | 37.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 17 | 25 | 15 | 4.06 | 4.73 | 1.38 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 103 | 119 | -0.1 | — |
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 79 | 67 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 9 | .224 | .342 | .433 | .327 | 11.4% |
| vs RHB | 80 | 75 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 16 | .293 | .316 | .427 | .323 | 20.0% |
Pitch sequencing
What Dale Thayer throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, and how often it misses in 2015.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 438 | 91.9 | 2,046 | 47.9% | 15.3% | |
| Slider | 116 | 81.9 | 675 | 31.0% | 17.0% | |
| Changeup | 39 | 84.3 | 1,539 | 35.9% | 46.7% | |
| Intentional Ball | 15 | 65.3 | 1,192 | 0.0% | — |
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Similar players
Nearest 2015 seasons by command, run prevention and role, on rate statistics rather than totals.
wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.