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Dale Thayer

Padres Career team 2012–2015
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 45
Height 6' 0"
Weight 211 lbs
Birth Place Fountain Valley, CA
Born Dec 17, 1980

Key Insights

2015
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well

Only 30.6% of the contact Thayer gives up is hit hard, 90th percentile.

617 pitches in 2015. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 66th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him

Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .424 expected average against them, against .335 on his fastballs.

116 of his breaking balls thrown.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him

Right-handed hitters average 90.8 mph off the bat against Thayer and left-handers 86.7.

53 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 45 from left-handers.
Both sides hit him about the same

34% of the contact right-handers make against Thayer is hit hard, against 26.7% of what left-handers make.

317 pitches to right-handed hitters, 300 to left-handed hitters.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit

34.5% of the contact against Thayer with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 29% with the bases empty.

164 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 453 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Thayer's slider leaves the bat at 91.2 mph, against 88.9 off his 4-seam fastball.

116 and 438 of them thrown.

Contextual Splits

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Player Bio Data
DOB Dec 17, 1980
Birth Place Fountain Valley, CA
Height 6' 0"
Weight 211 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right
College/Draft Chico State