Dallas Braden vs. Jocko Flynn — Career Comparison

Dallas Braden
MillenialArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jocko Flynn
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dallas Braden built a career as a starting pitcher and Jocko Flynn as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jocko Flynn posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.24 and WHIP 1.051 compared to 4.16 and 1.335 for Dallas Braden. By the career numbers, Jocko Flynn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dallas Braden and Jocko Flynn

Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jocko Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.72
Jocko Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.12
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Jocko Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.02
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.48
Jocko Flynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.81
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.66
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.94
41.94
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.31
79.31
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.04
84.04
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.63
90.62
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.98
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Jocko Flynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
4.16
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.24
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Jocko Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
771
27
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Jocko Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
9
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
9.34
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
7.25
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.34
9.34
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.82
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
2.58
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.21
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
5.59
Jocko Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
5.11
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Jocko Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.908
0.908
Jocko Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.813
0.813
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Jocko Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.98
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2076
38.03
Jocko Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1049
36.74
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Jocko Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
4.54
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
4.45
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.27
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.71
Jocko Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.325
1.325
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.051
1.051
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1899
34.78
Jocko Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
986
34.53
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Jocko Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.03
38.03
Jocko Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.74
36.74

Fielding Stats for Dallas Braden and Jocko Flynn

Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jocko Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.72
Jocko Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.47
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Jocko Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Jocko Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1119
27
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Jocko Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
9
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.82
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.3
Jocko Flynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.42
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Jocko Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.24
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.87
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.49
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.74
Jocko Flynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
2.24
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.14
93.14
Jocko Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.29
90.29
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.011
1.011
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.525
1.525
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Jocko Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Jocko Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jocko Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jocko Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jocko Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jocko Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dallas Braden and Jocko Flynn

Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jocko Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
9400
Jocko Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
58
156.05
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
600
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
551.57
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
110.31
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
78.03
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.14
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.38
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.76
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
32.29
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.06
53.98
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
169.51
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
158.74
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.572
0.572
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.549
0.549
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
107.62
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
51.12
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
147.98
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-35.89
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.63
52.82
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jocko Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
48.43
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jocko Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Jocko Flynn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
121.08
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.96
4.96
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jocko Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jocko Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jocko Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24.22
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jocko Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24.22
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Jocko Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100