Dallas Braden vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Dallas Braden
MillenialArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

Dallas Braden built a career as a starting pitcher and Lee Smith 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 131), walk avoidance (BB%+ 130 vs 104), and run prevention (ERA+ 119 vs 109). Lee Smith held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 83). Role difference aside, Dallas Braden holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dallas Braden and Lee Smith

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.72
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.48
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.66
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.64
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.94
41.94
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.56
43.56
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
4.16
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510
9.34
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.34
9.34
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.82
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.58
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
3.39
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
5.59
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.908
0.908
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.33
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2076
38.03
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
4.54
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.27
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.27
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.71
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.54
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.325
1.325
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1899
34.78
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.03
38.03
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Dallas Braden and Lee Smith

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.72
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.44
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.3
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.87
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.74
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.14
93.14
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dallas Braden and Lee Smith

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
9400
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1023
8645.07
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
540.85
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
11.23
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
50.7
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
50.7
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-35.89
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.06
-25.86
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
33.8
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA