Dallas Braden vs. Mike Cuellar — Career Comparison

Dallas Braden
MillenialArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Cuellar
Silent GenerationCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Dallas Braden a clear advantage over Mike Cuellar across the core pitching metrics. Dallas Braden led in home run suppression (HR9+ 159 vs 93), walk avoidance (BB%+ 130 vs 107), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 115 vs 94). Dallas Braden was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Dallas Braden and Mike Cuellar

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.72
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.45
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
1.21
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.48
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.59
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.66
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.42
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.94
41.94
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.73
58.73
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.66
83.66
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.55
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.12
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
4.16
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
3.14
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8424
27
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2808
9
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510
9.34
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2538
8.13
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.34
9.34
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.13
8.13
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.82
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.71
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.58
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
822
2.63
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.2
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
5.59
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1632
5.23
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.908
0.908
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.874
0.874
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.17
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2076
38.03
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11505
36.88
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.11
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
4.54
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1130
3.62
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.27
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.3
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.14
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.71
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
0.29
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.325
1.325
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.197
1.197
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1899
34.78
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10532
33.76
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.03
38.03
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.88
36.88

Fielding Stats for Dallas Braden and Mike Cuellar

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.72
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.45
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
1.22
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8422
27
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2807.1
9
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.44
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
0.35
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.3
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.45
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.87
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
1.89
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.74
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
1.8
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.14
93.14
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.92
94.92
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.011
1.011
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.66
83.66
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.11
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dallas Braden and Mike Cuellar

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
9400
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
382.12
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
716
600
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
553.91
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
63.69
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
47.77
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.7
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.35
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.87
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
15.92
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.15
15.21
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
94.69
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
72.07
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
31.01
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
27.65
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
52.79
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-35.89
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-6.67
-5.59
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.84
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.54
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
304
254.75
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
2.36
2.36
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
36.03
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.68
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.19
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA