How Dallas Braden's Starts Compares to Similar Players
Dallas Braden totaled 79 career Starts, well below the starting pitcher average of 103.8 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Starts season came in 2010, posting 30, well above the starting pitcher average of 17.6 that year. The lowest point came in 2011 at 3, well below the starting pitcher average of 17.2 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 22 in 2009 to 30 in 2010 and 3 in 2011, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 3 to 30 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Dallas Braden Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Starts for Dallas Braden
| Dallas Braden
Starts | Dallas Braden
Games Started % |
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| Career | 79 | 84.04 |
| Season Avg. | 15.8 | 84.04 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 136.15 | 84.04 |
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Dallas Braden Starts Per Season
Dallas Braden's Starts 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 Starts by Team
Dallas Braden's career Starts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Dallas Braden Cumulative Starts — Career Progression
A running total of Dallas Braden's career Starts, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Dallas Braden Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Dallas Braden's seasonal Starts 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 Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Dallas Braden's MLB career with Starts 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.
