How Dallas Braden's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Dallas Braden posted a career ERA of 4.16, near the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest ERA season came in 2011, posting 3.0, well below the starting pitcher average of 4.0 that year. The highest point came in 2007 at 6.72, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.56 that year. The ERA trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.89 in 2009 to 3.5 in 2010 and 3.0 in 2011. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 3.0 to 6.72 — though the career average tracked near league norms.
Dallas Braden Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Dallas Braden
| Dallas Braden
ERA | Dallas Braden
Component ERA | Dallas Braden
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 4.16 | 3.89 | 3.88 |
| Season Avg. | 4.16 | 3.89 | 3.88 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.16 | 3.89 | 3.88 |
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Dallas Braden ERA Per Season
Dallas Braden's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Dallas Braden ERA by Team
Dallas Braden's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Dallas Braden ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Dallas Braden's career ERA shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Dallas Braden ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Dallas Braden's seasonal ERA alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Dallas Braden ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Dallas Braden's MLB career with ERA alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
