Dallas Braden vs. Brett Cecil — Career Comparison

Dallas Braden
MillenialArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brett Cecil
MillenialMarylandThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Dallas Braden built a career as a starting pitcher and Brett Cecil 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 73), run prevention (ERA+ 119 vs 85), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 115 vs 90). Brett Cecil held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 94 vs 83). Role difference aside, Dallas Braden holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dallas Braden and Brett Cecil

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brett Cecil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.72
Brett Cecil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
5.27
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.88
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.48
Brett Cecil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.52
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.66
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.56
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.94
41.94
Brett Cecil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.35
48.35
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.7
16.7
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Cecil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
4.16
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
4.29
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Brett Cecil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Brett Cecil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2268
27
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Brett Cecil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
756
9
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510
9.34
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
757
9.01
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.34
9.34
Brett Cecil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.01
9.01
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.82
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.14
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Brett Cecil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.58
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
3.2
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.25
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
5.59
Brett Cecil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
7.98
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Brett Cecil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.908
0.908
Brett Cecil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.27
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Brett Cecil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2076
38.03
Brett Cecil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3239
38.56
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Brett Cecil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.99
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
4.54
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
4.55
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.27
Brett Cecil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.36
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.71
Brett Cecil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.77
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1899
34.78
Brett Cecil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2905
34.58
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Brett Cecil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03
Brett Cecil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.56
38.56

Fielding Stats for Dallas Braden and Brett Cecil

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brett Cecil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.72
Brett Cecil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
5.27
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.88
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Brett Cecil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2268
27
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Brett Cecil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
756
9
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.44
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.13
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.3
Brett Cecil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.99
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.87
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
1.2
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.74
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.12
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.14
93.14
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.07
93.07
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.212
0.212
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.7
16.7
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dallas Braden and Brett Cecil

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Brett Cecil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
94
9400
Brett Cecil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
443
37971.43
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Brett Cecil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Brett Cecil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.36
-35.89
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.76
-65.49
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
1.17
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Brett Cecil
Career
Per 600 PA