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Dale Thayer

Dale Scott Thayer

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 215 lb.

Born: December 17, 1980 in Fountain Valley, CA
High School: Edison HS (Huntington Beach, CA)
School: California State University Chico (Chico, CA)
Signed by the San Diego Padres as an amateur free agent in 2002. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 22, 2009 (Age 28)
Teams (by GP): Padres/Rays/Mets 2009-2013
2013 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible, 1 yr/$499k (13) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 1.071, Arb Eligible: 2015, Free Agent: 2018 [*],
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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
2003	22	SDP-min	A	1	3	.250	2.06	45	0	35	0	0	25	48.0	31	15	11	2	15	1	72	2	0	1	194		0.958	5.8	0.4	2.8	13.5	4.80	FWA · MIDW
2004	23	SDP-min	A+,AA	3	2	.600	1.87	58	0	46	0	0	23	62.2	44	15	13	2	12	0	61	0	0	0	245		0.894	6.3	0.3	1.7	8.8	5.08	LEL,MOB · CALL,SOUL
2005	24	SDP-min	AA	3	5	.375	2.34	56	0	50	0	0	27	57.2	60	16	15	5	26	2	59	1	0	1	249		1.491	9.4	0.8	4.1	9.2	2.27	MOB · SOUL
2006	25	SDP-min	AA,AAA	7	4	.636	2.50	59	0	53	0	0	27	68.1	61	19	19	4	23	5	61	3	0	1	285		1.229	8.0	0.5	3.0	8.0	2.65	MOB,POR · SOUL,PCL
2007	26	TBD-min	AA,AAA	9	0	1.000	2.35	55	0	47	0	0	21	69.0	45	19	18	4	24	1	63	1	0	3	274		1.000	5.9	0.5	3.1	8.2	2.63	MTG,DHM · SOUL,IL
2008	27	TBD-min	AAA	3	1	.750	2.77	52	0	24	0	0	9	68.1	73	26	21	2	24	1	76	0	0	4	301		1.420	9.6	0.3	3.2	10.0	3.17	DHM · IL
2009	28	TBD-min	AAA	2	5	.286	2.27	51	0	40	0	0	17	63.1	59	24	16	3	15	1	44	3	0	2	264		1.168	8.4	0.4	2.1	6.3	2.93	DHM · IL
2009	28	TBR	AL	0	0		4.61	11	0	3	0	0	1	13.2	18	9	7	3	1	0	8	0	0	1	59	96	1.390	11.9	2.0	0.7	5.3	8.00
2010	29	TBD-min	AAA	4	1	.800	3.45	46	0	17	0	0	3	60.0	68	28	23	3	25	2	55	4	0	6	273		1.550	10.2	0.4	3.8	8.2	2.20	DHM · IL
2010	29	TBR	AL	0	0		27.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	7	6	6	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	13	17	3.500	31.5	4.5	0.0	9.0
2011	30	NYM-min	AAA	4	3	.571	2.66	54	0	39	0	0	21	71.0	54	23	21	8	15	2	66	1	0	3	279		0.972	6.8	1.0	1.9	8.4	4.40	BFL · IL
2011	30	NYM	NL	0	3	.000	3.48	11	0	7	0	0	0	10.1	12	4	4	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	42	110	1.161	10.5	0.0	0.0	4.4
2012	31	SDP-min	AAA	0	0		0.00	7	0	1	0	0	0	8.1	2	0	0	0	2	0	5	0	0	0	29		0.480	2.2	0.0	2.2	5.4	2.50	TUC · PCL
2012	31	SDP	NL	2	2	.500	3.43	64	0	21	0	0	7	57.2	53	24	22	4	12	4	47	1	0	2	235	107	1.127	8.3	0.6	1.9	7.3	3.92
2013	32	SDP	NL	0	2	.000	3.26	19	0	1	0	0	0	19.1	10	8	7	3	6	0	19	1	0	1	74	112	0.828	4.7	1.4	2.8	8.8	3.17
5 Yrs				2	7	.222	4.02	106	0	32	0	0	8	103.0	100	51	46	11	19	4	81	2	0	4	423	94	1.155	8.7	1.0	1.7	7.1	4.26
162 Game Avg.				1	4	.222	4.02	68	0	21	0	0	5	66	64	33	30	7	12	3	52	1	0	3	271	94	1.155	8.7	1.0	1.7	7.1	4.26

TBR (2 yrs)				0	0		7.47	12	0	3	0	0	1	15.2	25	15	13	4	1	0	10	0	0	1	72	60	1.660	14.4	2.3	0.6	5.7	10.00
SDP (2 yrs)				2	4	.333	3.39	83	0	22	0	0	7	77.0	63	32	29	7	18	4	66	2	0	3	309	108	1.052	7.4	0.8	2.1	7.7	3.67
NYM (1 yr)				0	3	.000	3.48	11	0	7	0	0	0	10.1	12	4	4	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	42	110	1.161	10.5	0.0	0.0	4.4

NL (3 yrs)				2	7	.222	3.40	94	0	29	0	0	7	87.1	75	36	33	7	18	4	71	2	0	3	351	108	1.065	7.7	0.7	1.9	7.3	3.94
AL (2 yrs)				0	0		7.47	12	0	3	0	0	1	15.2	25	15	13	4	1	0	10	0	0	1	72	60	1.660	14.4	2.3	0.6	5.7	10.00

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
2009	28	TBR	AL	13.2	11	0	9	5.93	5.02	0.32	-0.37	99.7	4.31	-3	-0.3	.1	0.1	-0.0	-1	.477	.498	$400,000
2010	29	TBR	AL	2.0	1	0	6	27.00	4.77	0.59	-0.36	100.0	3.81	-5	-0.3	.4	0.1	-0.2	-5	.163	.498
2011	30	NYM	NL	10.1	11	0	4	3.48	4.27	-0.43	-0.32	94.6	4.14	1	0.1	.6	-0.0	0.1	2	.507	.500
2012	31	SDP	NL	57.2	64	0	24	3.75	4.32	-0.05	-0.32	91.4	3.70	-1	-0.1	1.4	-0.1	0.3	4	.499	.499
2013	32	SDP	NL	19.1	19	0	8	3.72	4.44	-0.02	-0.33	91.5	3.78	-0	-0.0	1.3	-0.1	0.1	2	.500	.500	$498,900
5 Seasons				103.0	106	0	51	4.46	4.44	-0.02	-0.33	93.0	3.84	-8	-0.6	1.1	-0.1	0.3	2	.494	.499	$898,900

TBR (2 yrs)				15.2	12	0	15	8.62	4.99	0.36	-0.37	99.7	4.25	-8	-0.6	.1	0.2	-0.2	-6	.451	.498	$400,000
SDP (2 yrs)				77.0	83	0	32	3.74	4.35	-0.04	-0.32	91.5	3.72	-1	-0.1	1.4	-0.2	0.4	6	.499	.500	$498,900
NYM (1 yr)				10.1	11	0	4	3.48	4.27	-0.43	-0.32	94.6	4.14	1	0.1	.6	-0.0	0.1	2	.507	.500

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
2003	22	SDP-min	A	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		FWA · MIDW
2004	23	SDP-min	AA,A+	58	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		MOB,LEL · SOUL,CALL
2005	24	SDP-min	AA	56	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000		0	0	0	0	0	0		MOB · SOUL
2006	25	SDP-min	AA,AAA	59	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000		0	0	0	0	0	0		MOB,POR · SOUL,PCL
2007	26	TBD-min	AA,AAA	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		MTG,DHM · SOUL,IL
2008	27	TBD-min	AAA	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		DHM · IL
2009	28	TBD-min	AAA	51	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		DHM · IL
2009	28	TBR	AL	11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2010	29	TBD-min	AAA	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		DHM · IL
2010	29	TBR	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
2011	30	NYM-min	AAA	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		BFL · IL
2011	30	NYM	NL	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2012	31	SDP-min	AAA	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		TUC · PCL
2012	31	SDP	NL	64	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2013	32	SDP	NL	19	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
5 Yrs				106	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0

TBR (2 yrs)				12	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
SDP (2 yrs)				83	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
NYM (1 yr)				11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

NL (3 yrs)				94	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
AL (2 yrs)				12	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos
2009	28	TBR	AL	11	1	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	-0.0	.499	.500	-0.0	0.0	-0	$400,000	1
2010	29	TBR	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0		/1
2011	30	NYM	NL	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0		1
2012	31	SDP	NL	64	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0		1
2013	32	SDP	NL	16	1	-0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	-0.0	0	$498,900	1
5 Seasons				103	2	-1	0	0	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$898,900

TBR (2 yrs)				12	1	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	-0.0	.499	.500	-0.0	0.0	-0	$400,000
SDP (2 yrs)				80	1	-0	0	0	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$498,900
NYM (1 yr)				11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	Fld%	Rdrs	Rdrs/yr	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%
2009	TBR	AL	28	P	11	13.2	1	1	0	0	1.000	-1	-15	0.66	0.09	.950	1.51	1.51	1	0	0%	26%
2010	TBR	AL	29	P	1	2.0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0.00	0.00		1.80	1.60	0	0
2011	NYM	NL	30	P	11	10.1	4	3	1	0	1.000	0	0	3.48	0.36	.955	1.83	1.79	1	0	0%	28%
2012	SDP	NL	31	P	64	57.2	4	1	3	0	1.000	-4	-14	0.62	0.06	.950	1.76	1.75	12	1	8%	27%
2013	SDP	NL	32	P	19	19.1	2	0	1	1	.500	-1	-10	0.47	0.05	.965	1.72	1.71	1	0	0%	29%
	5 Seasons			P	106	103.0	11	5	5	1	.909	-6	-11	0.87	0.09	.955	1.73	1.72	15	1	6%	27%
	5 Seasons			TOT	106	103.0	11	5	5	1	.909	-6	-69	0.87	0.09	.955	1.73	1.72	15	1	6%	27%

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Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
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Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
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Transactions

September 25, 2002: Signed by the San Diego Padres as an amateur free agent.
September 15, 2006: the San Diego Padres sent Dale Thayer to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to complete an earlier deal made on August 24, 2006. August 24, 2006: The San Diego Padres sent a player to be named later and Evan Meek to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for Russell Branyan.
November 6, 2010: Granted Free Agency.
February 6, 2011: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.
October 21, 2011: Granted Free Agency.
December 6, 2011: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses

Year	Age	Team	Salary
2009	28	Tampa Bay Rays	$400,000

2013	32	San Diego Padres	$498,900
2013 Status		Pre-Arb Eligible, Earliest Arb Eligible: 2015, Earliest Free Agent: 2018
Career to date (may be incomplete)			$898,900

Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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