Kevin Appier vs. Dallas Braden — Career Comparison

Kevin Appier
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dallas Braden
MillenialArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Dallas Braden a clear advantage over Kevin Appier across the core pitching metrics. Dallas Braden led in home run suppression (HR9+ 159 vs 103), walk avoidance (BB%+ 130 vs 94), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 115 vs 98). Kevin Appier held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 97 vs 83). Dallas Braden was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Appier and Dallas Braden

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.44
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.72
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
402
1.39
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.59
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.48
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.48
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.66
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.23
55.23
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.94
41.94
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.04
84.04
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.12
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1078
3.74
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
4.16
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7786
27
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2595.1
9
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2425
8.41
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510
9.34
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.34
9.34
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.8
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.82
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
933
3.24
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.58
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.18
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1994
6.91
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
5.59
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.91
6.91
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.128
1.128
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.908
0.908
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.37
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.27
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10958
38
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2076
38.03
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1168
4.05
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
4.54
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.23
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.27
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.25
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.72
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.71
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.325
1.325
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9807
34.01
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1899
34.78
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
38
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Kevin Appier and Dallas Braden

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.44
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.72
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
402
1.39
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7786
27
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2595.1
9
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.7
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
0.78
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.3
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.52
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.87
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.48
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.74
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.27
97.27
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.14
93.14
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.011
1.011
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.04
84.04
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.09
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Appier and Dallas Braden

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
414
2760
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
9400
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
553.33
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
5.88
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.46
-16.42
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-35.89
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
39
260
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
2.31
2.31
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
33.33
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA