Rudy Arroyo vs. Dallas Braden — Career Comparison

Rudy Arroyo
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dallas Braden
MillenialArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dallas Braden built a career as a starting pitcher and Rudy Arroyo 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 5.4 and 2.057 for Rudy Arroyo. By the career numbers, Dallas Braden had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rudy Arroyo and Dallas Braden

Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.94
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
1.72
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.48
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.66
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.94
41.94
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.4
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
4.16
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
27
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
9
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
13.89
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
9.34
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.89
13.89
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.34
9.34
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.54
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.82
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
3.86
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.58
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.86
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
5.59
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.908
0.908
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
42.43
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2076
38.03
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.31
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6.17
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
4.54
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.27
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.71
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.971
1.971
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
37.03
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1899
34.78
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Rudy Arroyo and Dallas Braden

Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.75
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
1.72
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.44
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.3
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.87
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.74
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.14
93.14
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rudy Arroyo and Dallas Braden

Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
9
5400
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
9400
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
400
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.36
-35.89
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA