Dallas Braden vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

Dallas Braden
MillenialArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Dallas Braden a clear advantage over Rollie Sheldon across the core pitching metrics. Dallas Braden led in home run suppression (HR9+ 159 vs 86), run prevention (ERA+ 119 vs 92), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 115 vs 95). Rollie Sheldon held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 137 vs 130). Dallas Braden was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Dallas Braden and Rollie Sheldon

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.72
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
1.25
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.48
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.47
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.66
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.45
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.94
41.94
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.35
51.35
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.13
63.13
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
4.16
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
4.09
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510
9.34
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
9.2
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.34
9.34
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.82
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.08
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
2.58
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.57
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
5.59
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
4.61
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.908
0.908
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.798
0.798
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2076
38.03
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3062
38.03
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.24
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
4.54
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.45
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.71
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.325
1.325
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1899
34.78
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2841
35.28
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Dallas Braden and Rollie Sheldon

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.72
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
1.25
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.6
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.3
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.48
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.87
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.11
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.74
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.07
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.14
93.14
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.011
1.011
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.044
1.044
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.13
63.13
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dallas Braden and Rollie Sheldon

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
9400
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
404.18
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
524.69
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.07
5.19
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.82
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.53
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.57
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-35.89
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-6.03
-15.14
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
113
283.68
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
47.7
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.04
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0