Dallas Braden vs. Matt Capps — Career Comparison

Dallas Braden
MillenialArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Capps
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Dallas Braden built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Capps 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 87), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 115 vs 105), and run prevention (ERA+ 119 vs 115). Matt Capps held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 238 vs 130). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Dallas Braden.

Pitching Stats for Dallas Braden and Matt Capps

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.72
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.09
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.48
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.59
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.66
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.68
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.94
41.94
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.77
46.77
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
2.82
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
4.16
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.52
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
9.34
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
8.99
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.34
9.34
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.82
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.08
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
2.58
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.72
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.49
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
5.59
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
6.53
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.53
6.53
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.908
0.908
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.33
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2076
38.03
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1821
37.28
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.75
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
4.54
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.85
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.27
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.45
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.23
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.71
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.8
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.325
1.325
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1899
34.78
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1688
34.55
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.03
38.03
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.28
37.28

Fielding Stats for Dallas Braden and Matt Capps

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.72
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.09
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.44
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.37
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.3
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.87
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.43
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.74
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.37
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.14
93.14
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.71
95.71
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.151
0.151
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dallas Braden and Matt Capps

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
94
9400
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
44400
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
39.68
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-35.89
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
49.79
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA