Dallas Braden vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Dallas Braden
MillenialArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Dallas Braden built a career as a starting pitcher and Darold Knowles 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 106), walk avoidance (BB%+ 130 vs 90), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 115 vs 88). Role difference aside, Dallas Braden holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dallas Braden and Darold Knowles

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.72
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.48
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.66
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.61
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.94
41.94
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
4.16
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510
9.34
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.34
9.34
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.82
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.58
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
5.59
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.908
0.908
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2076
38.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4658
38.39
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
4.54
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1899
34.78
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Dallas Braden and Darold Knowles

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.72
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.44
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.87
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.74
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.14
93.14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dallas Braden and Darold Knowles

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
9400
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
766
3147.95
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
513.7
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
61.64
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.53
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
13.22
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
69.86
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.22
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-35.89
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
4.62
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
176.71
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA