Luis Ayala vs. Dallas Braden — Career Comparison

Luis Ayala
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dallas Braden
MillenialArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dallas Braden built a career as a starting pitcher and Luis Ayala 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 100), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 115 vs 98), and strikeout rate (K%+ 83 vs 81). Luis Ayala held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 140 vs 130). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Dallas Braden.

Pitching Stats for Luis Ayala and Dallas Braden

Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
8.67
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.72
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.62
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.48
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.76
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.66
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.71
44.71
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.94
41.94
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.31
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
3.34
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
4.16
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1663
27
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554.1
9
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
581
9.43
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
9.34
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.34
9.34
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.88
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.82
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.26
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
2.58
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.39
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
5.96
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
5.59
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.913
0.913
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.908
0.908
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.18
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.57
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2340
37.99
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2076
38.03
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
2.61
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
3.78
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
4.54
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.49
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.27
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.17
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.71
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.325
1.325
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2115
34.34
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1899
34.78
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Luis Ayala and Dallas Braden

Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
8.67
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.72
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1663
27
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554.1
9
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.6
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.88
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.3
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.5
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.87
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.48
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.74
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.35
99.35
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.14
93.14
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Ayala and Dallas Braden

Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
18847.06
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
94
9400
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
494.12
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.706
0.706
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
47.43
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
176.47
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
57.29
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-35.89
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA