What years did Dale Thayer play?

Dale Thayer played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2015.

Was Dale Thayer a pitcher?

Yes. Dale Thayer pitched in the major leagues, recording 11 wins and 213 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Dale Thayer hit?

Dale Thayer hit 0 career home runs.

What was Dale Thayer's career batting average?

Dale Thayer batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 3 at bats.

What was Dale Thayer's career ERA?

Dale Thayer finished with a 3.47 career ERA, going 11-17 with 213 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Dale Thayer have?

Dale Thayer recorded 213 career strikeouts.

Dale Thayer

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2009-2015)

Dale Thayer was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2015 for the Tampa Bay Rays, the New York Mets, and the San Diego Padres, a span of 7 seasons. Across 264 career appearances, he went 11-17 with a 3.47 ERA and 213 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 902.9.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 11–17

ERA 3.47

WHIP 1.21

SO 213

Pitcher PIV 902.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 210 lb
Born: 12/17/1980 in Fountain Valley, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 2009-05-22
Last Game: 2015-08-10

Full name: Dale Scott Thayer

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Career Pitching Statistics

Dale Thayer — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
11	17	264	0	0	0	9	251.2	239	97	30	66	213	3.47	902.9

Career ERA 3.47 vs. league average 3.99 across their career seasons — 13.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Dale Thayer — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2009	TBA	AL	0	0	11	1	13.2	18	7	1	8	4.61	4.32 (-7%)	-231.6
2010	TBA	AL	0	0	1	0	2.0	7	6	0	2	27.00	—	0.0
2011	NYN	NL	0	3	11	0	10.1	12	4	0	5	3.48	3.94 (+12%)	487.9
2012	SDN	NL	2	2	64	7	57.2	53	22	12	47	3.43	4.01 (+14%)	1417.8
2013	SDN	NL	3	5	69	1	65.0	59	24	22	64	3.32	3.87 (+14%)	130.4
2014	SDN	NL	4	5	70	0	65.1	53	17	16	62	2.34	3.74 (+37%)	-181.3
2015	SDN	NL	2	2	38	0	37.2	37	17	15	25	4.06	3.96 (-3%)	-720.4
Career · 7 seasons			11	17	264	9	251.2	239	97	66	213	3.47	—	903

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Dale Thayer — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
264	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .321 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .402 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .723 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Dale Thayer — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2009	TBA	AL	11	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	TBA	AL	1	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	NYN	NL	11	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	SDN	NL	64	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	SDN	NL	69	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	SDN	NL	70	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	SDN	NL	38	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			264	3	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Dale Thayer — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	135	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	129	3	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Dale Thayer — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	135	131.2	123	48	31	112	3.28
Away	129	120.0	116	49	35	101	3.67

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Dale Thayer — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2015-08-10	SDP	CIN	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2015-08-09	SDP	PHI	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2015-08-06	SDP	MIL	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0
2015-08-03	SDP	MIL	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
2015-07-29	SDP	NYN	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2015-07-22	SDP	SFG	—	2.0	4	3	3	1	1	1
2015-07-21	SDP	SFG	—	1.0	2	3	3	1	1	1
2015-07-10	SDP	TEX	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2015-06-16	SDP	OAK	—	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0
2015-06-14	SDP	LAD	L	0.2	2	2	2	2	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Dale Thayer — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	264	0	9	18	1	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Dale Thayer — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
2009	TBA	P	11	1	0	0	0
2010	TBA	P	1	0	0	0	0
2011	NYN	P	11	3	1	0	0
2012	SDN	P	64	1	3	0	0
2013	SDN	P	69	2	6	1	2
2014	SDN	P	70	2	6	0	0
2015	SDN	P	38	0	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Dale Thayer — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	264

Salary History

Dale Thayer — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2015	SDN	NL	$1,375,000
2014	SDN	NL	$515,800
2013	SDN	NL	$498,900
Total Career Earnings			$2,389,700

Dale Thayer: the record in brief

The profile opens with Dale Thayer's first major league game on May 22, 2009; the last one listed came on August 10, 2015. By club, Thayer's seasons break down as the Tampa Bay Rays (2009 through 2010), the New York Mets (2011), and the San Diego Padres (2012 through 2015). Thayer played primarily as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on December 17, 1980, in Fountain Valley, CA, USA and a listed size of 6 feet, 0 inches and 210 pounds. On the record, Dale Thayer was born Dale Scott Thayer.

Thayer's career pitching line is 11 wins, 17 losses and a 3.47 ERA over 264 appearances. The same table counts 213 strikeouts. The leagues Thayer pitched in allowed 3.99 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 13.0% better than average. The strikeout high was 64 in 2013. In 2014, one of the busiest seasons, Thayer posted a 2.34 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.74.

Frequently Asked Questions about Dale Thayer

What years did Dale Thayer play?: Dale Thayer played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2015.
Was Dale Thayer a pitcher?: Yes. Dale Thayer pitched in the major leagues, recording 11 wins and 213 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dale Thayer hit?: Dale Thayer hit 0 career home runs.
What was Dale Thayer's career batting average?: Dale Thayer batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 3 at bats.
What was Dale Thayer's career ERA?: Dale Thayer finished with a 3.47 career ERA, going 11-17 with 213 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Dale Thayer have?: Dale Thayer recorded 213 career strikeouts.