Al Aber vs. Dallas Braden — Career Comparison

Al Aber
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dallas Braden
MillenialArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dallas Braden built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Aber as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dallas Braden posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.16 and WHIP 1.335 compared to 4.18 and 1.459 for Al Aber. By the career numbers, Dallas Braden had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Aber and Dallas Braden

Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
3.88
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.72
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.69
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.55
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.48
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.58
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.66
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.98
48.98
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.94
41.94
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.86
17.86
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
4.18
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
4.16
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1168
27
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
389.1
9
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
9.2
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
9.34
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.34
9.34
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.67
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.82
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
3.7
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.58
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
3.91
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
5.59
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.845
0.845
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.908
0.908
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1698
39.25
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2076
38.03
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.76
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
4.74
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
4.54
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.27
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.71
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.433
1.433
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1532
35.41
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1899
34.78
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.25
39.25
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Al Aber and Dallas Braden

Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
4.91
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.72
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.56
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.67
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
2.31
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.3
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
3.16
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.87
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
2.98
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.74
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.14
93.14
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.607
0.607
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.31
11.31
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Aber and Dallas Braden

Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
861.54
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
9400
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
600
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
512.82
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
71.79
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
71.79
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.49
12.76
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
71.79
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
112.82
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.64
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
30.77
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
56.41
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.42
7.31
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-35.89
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
41
210.26
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
2.85
2.85
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.26
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA