Dallas Braden vs. John Cummings — Career Comparison

Dallas Braden
MillenialArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
John Cummings
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dallas Braden built a career as a starting pitcher and John Cummings 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 115), run prevention (ERA+ 119 vs 88), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 130 vs 101). Role difference aside, Dallas Braden holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dallas Braden and John Cummings

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.72
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
4.58
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.67
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.48
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.66
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.62
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.94
41.94
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.55
14.55
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
4.16
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
5.33
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
649
27
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
216.1
9
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
9.34
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
10.44
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.34
9.34
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.44
10.44
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.82
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.96
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.58
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
4.41
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.62
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
5.59
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
4.74
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.908
0.908
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.017
1.017
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.54
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2076
38.03
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
988
41.1
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.96
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
4.54
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
6.24
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.27
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.71
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.83
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1899
34.78
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
859
35.74
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1

Fielding Stats for Dallas Braden and John Cummings

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.72
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
4.58
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.67
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
649
27
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
216.1
9
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.46
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.3
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.08
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.87
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.62
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.74
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.54
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.14
93.14
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.87
94.87
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.55
14.55
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dallas Braden and John Cummings

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
94
9400
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
22000
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
400
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.36
-35.89
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
John Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
John Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA