Dallas Braden vs. Bob Forsch — Career Comparison

Dallas Braden
MillenialArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherSilver Slugger

The numbers give Dallas Braden a clear advantage over Bob Forsch across the core pitching metrics. Dallas Braden led in home run suppression (HR9+ 159 vs 86), run prevention (ERA+ 119 vs 83), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 115 vs 86). Dallas Braden was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Dallas Braden and Bob Forsch

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.72
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.6
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
422
1.36
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.48
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
0.54
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.66
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.44
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.94
41.94
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.26
55.26
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.04
84.04
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.74
84.74
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.22
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.06
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
4.16
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1169
3.76
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8384
27
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2794.2
9
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510
9.34
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2777
8.94
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.34
9.34
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.94
8.94
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.82
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
0.7
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.58
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
832
2.68
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.27
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
5.59
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1133
3.65
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.908
0.908
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.3
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.14
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2076
38.03
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11715
37.73
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.06
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
4.54
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
4.25
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.27
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.34
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.33
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.71
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
0.87
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.325
1.325
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1899
34.78
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10631
34.24
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.03
38.03
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.73
37.73

Fielding Stats for Dallas Braden and Bob Forsch

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.72
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.6
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
422
1.36
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8384
27
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2794.2
9
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
0.75
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.3
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
1.3
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.87
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
2.12
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.74
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
639
2.06
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.14
93.14
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.26
97.26
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.011
1.011
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.04
84.04
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.74
84.74
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.11
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dallas Braden and Bob Forsch

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
9400
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
509
293.37
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1041
600
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
893
514.7
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.616
0.616
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
109.51
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
72.05
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
25.94
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.61
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.92
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.46
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.02
39.2
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
165.42
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
125.65
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
44.38
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.41
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
85.88
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-35.89
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.34
38.81
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
15.56
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
249
143.52
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.18
4.18
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
66.28
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.88
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
14
8.07
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.73
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.31
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75