Dallas Braden vs. Ryan Madson — Career Comparison

Dallas Braden
MillenialArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ryan Madson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dallas Braden built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan Madson 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 97), run prevention (ERA+ 119 vs 99), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 115 vs 100). Ryan Madson held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 96 vs 83). Role difference aside, Dallas Braden holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dallas Braden and Ryan Madson

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.72
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
7.66
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.48
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.63
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.66
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.5
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.94
41.94
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.96
55.96
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.94
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
4.16
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
3.48
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2609
27
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
869.2
9
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510
9.34
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
830
8.59
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.34
9.34
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.82
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.85
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.58
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
2.59
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.46
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
5.59
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
775
8.02
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.908
0.908
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.41
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.46
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2076
38.03
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3631
37.58
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.44
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
4.54
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
3.7
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.27
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.37
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.25
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.71
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.83
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.325
1.325
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1899
34.78
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3277
33.91
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.03
38.03
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.58
37.58

Fielding Stats for Dallas Braden and Ryan Madson

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.72
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
7.66
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2609
27
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
869.2
9
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.44
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.3
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.07
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.87
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
1.52
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.74
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.5
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.14
93.14
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.64
98.64
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.196
0.196
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dallas Braden and Ryan Madson

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
9400
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
740
7655.17
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
600
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
506.9
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
62.07
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
51.72
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
8.37
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
82.76
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
51.72
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-35.89
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.71
-7.3
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
217.24
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.76
2.76
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
72.41
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA