Luis Aponte vs. Dallas Braden — Career Comparison

Luis Aponte
Baby BoomersVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dallas Braden
MillenialArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dallas Braden built a career as a starting pitcher and Luis Aponte 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 111), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 115 vs 102), and run prevention (ERA+ 119 vs 106). Role difference aside, Dallas Braden holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Luis Aponte and Dallas Braden

Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
4.5
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.72
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.48
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.66
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.94
41.94
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.29
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.27
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
4.16
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
27
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
9
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
9.08
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
9.34
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.08
9.08
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.34
9.34
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.7
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.82
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.78
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.58
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
4.62
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
5.59
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.823
0.823
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.908
0.908
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.2
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
928
37.96
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2076
38.03
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.7
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
3.52
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
4.54
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.65
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.27
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.06
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.71
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.325
1.325
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
837
34.24
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1899
34.78
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Luis Aponte and Dallas Braden

Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
4.5
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.72
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
27
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
9
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.94
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.51
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.3
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.45
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
1.87
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.45
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.74
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.14
93.14
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
0.546
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Aponte and Dallas Braden

Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
9400
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
400
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.36
-35.89
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA