Brian Anderson vs. Dallas Braden — Career Comparison

Brian Anderson
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dallas Braden
MillenialArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Dallas Braden a clear advantage over Brian Anderson across the core pitching metrics. Dallas Braden led in home run suppression (HR9+ 159 vs 71), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 115 vs 87), and run prevention (ERA+ 119 vs 94). Brian Anderson held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 186 vs 130). Dallas Braden was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Brian Anderson and Dallas Braden

Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
1.69
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.72
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
1.43
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.48
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.48
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.48
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.66
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.7
49.7
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.94
41.94
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.19
84.19
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.04
84.04
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
814
4.74
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
4.16
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4641
27
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1547
9
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1743
10.14
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
9.34
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.34
9.34
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
1.54
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.82
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
1.96
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
2.58
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.16
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
4.21
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
5.59
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.685
0.685
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.908
0.908
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.13
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.16
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.13
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.16
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6532
38
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2076
38.03
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
906
5.27
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
4.54
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.29
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.27
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.35
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.9
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.71
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.345
1.345
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6063
35.27
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1899
34.78
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
38
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Brian Anderson and Dallas Braden

Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
1.69
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.72
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
1.43
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4641
27
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1547
9
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.44
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
1.82
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.3
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
2.37
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.87
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
2.26
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.74
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.58
95.58
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.14
93.14
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.011
1.011
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.19
84.19
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.04
84.04
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.12
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Anderson and Dallas Braden

Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
308
641.67
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
9400
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
600
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
531.25
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
72.92
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
54.17
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.42
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.25
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.75
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.25
17.19
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
102.08
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
89.58
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
31.25
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
20.83
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
50
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.73
5.7
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-35.89
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.58
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
118.75
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.05
5.05
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
45.83
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.25
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.42
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA