Jim Acker vs. Dallas Braden — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dallas Braden
MillenialArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dallas Braden built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Acker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dallas Braden led in home run suppression (HR9+ 159 vs 92), walk avoidance (BB%+ 130 vs 98), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 115 vs 86). Role difference aside, Dallas Braden holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jim Acker and Dallas Braden

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.72
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.48
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.49
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.66
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.24
40.24
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.94
41.94
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
3.97
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
4.16
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
918
9.14
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510
9.34
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.34
9.34
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.82
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.82
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
3.27
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.58
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
4.8
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
5.59
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.897
0.897
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.908
0.908
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3868
38.49
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2076
38.03
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
4.45
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
4.54
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.71
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3433
34.17
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1899
34.78
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Dallas Braden

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.72
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.6
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.3
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.87
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.74
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.14
93.14
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.501
0.501
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Dallas Braden

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
5003.57
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
9400
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
18.73
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
107.14
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
117.86
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
9.45
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-35.89
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA