Dallas Braden vs. Rollin Cook — Career Comparison

Dallas Braden
MillenialArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rollin Cook
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dallas Braden built a career as a starting pitcher and Rollin Cook 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 7.24 and 1.829 for Rollin Cook. By the career numbers, Dallas Braden had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dallas Braden and Rollin Cook

Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
1.72
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.29
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.48
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.66
Rollin Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.94
41.94
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
4.16
Rollin Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
7.24
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
9.34
Rollin Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
10.54
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.34
9.34
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.82
Rollin Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Rollin Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Rollin Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.58
Rollin Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.93
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Rollin Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
5.59
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
4.61
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.908
0.908
Rollin Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.171
1.171
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Rollin Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Rollin Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Rollin Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2076
38.03
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
44.78
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.63
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
4.54
Rollin Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
9.22
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.22
9.22
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.27
Rollin Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Rollin Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.71
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.829
1.829
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1899
34.78
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
38.2
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03
Rollin Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.78
44.78

Fielding Stats for Dallas Braden and Rollin Cook

Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.72
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1474
27
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491.1
9
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.44
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.3
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Rollin Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.87
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.74
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.14
93.14
Rollin Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Rollin Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.2
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dallas Braden and Rollin Cook

Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
9400
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
5
750
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollin Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Rollin Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollin Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollin Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollin Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollin Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollin Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollin Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollin Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollin Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollin Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollin Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollin Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-35.89
Rollin Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
45.21
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Rollin Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollin Cook
Career
Per 600 PA