Dallas Braden vs. Vinnie Chulk — Career Comparison

Dallas Braden
MillenialArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Vinnie Chulk
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dallas Braden built a career as a starting pitcher and Vinnie Chulk 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 120), walk avoidance (BB%+ 130 vs 108), and run prevention (ERA+ 119 vs 101). Vinnie Chulk held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 97 vs 83). Role difference aside, Dallas Braden holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dallas Braden and Vinnie Chulk

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.72
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
8.17
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.48
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.66
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.47
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.94
41.94
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
4.16
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
4.51
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
856
27
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
285.1
9
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
9.34
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
9.21
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.34
9.34
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.21
9.21
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.82
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.98
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.58
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
3.53
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.35
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
5.59
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
6.28
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.28
6.28
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.908
0.908
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.44
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.28
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2076
38.03
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1243
39.21
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.08
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
4.54
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
4.76
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.27
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.38
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.71
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.66
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.416
1.416
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1899
34.78
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1102
34.76
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.21
39.21

Fielding Stats for Dallas Braden and Vinnie Chulk

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.72
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
8.17
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
856
27
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
285.1
9
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.54
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.3
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.17
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.87
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.83
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.74
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.7
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.14
93.14
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.209
0.209
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dallas Braden and Vinnie Chulk

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
94
9400
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
259
38850
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.03
-4.24
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-35.89
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.07
-10
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Vinnie Chulk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Vinnie Chulk
Career
Per 600 PA