Dallas Braden vs. Kent Tekulve — Career Comparison

Dallas Braden
MillenialArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kent Tekulve
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Dallas Braden built a career as a starting pitcher and Kent Tekulve 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 115), walk avoidance (BB%+ 130 vs 96), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 115 vs 94). Role difference aside, Dallas Braden holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dallas Braden and Kent Tekulve

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.72
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1050
6.58
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.48
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.59
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.66
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.56
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.94
41.94
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.09
51.09
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.15
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
4.16
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
2.85
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4310
27
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1436.2
9
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510
9.34
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1305
8.18
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.34
9.34
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.18
8.18
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.82
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.39
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.58
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
491
3.08
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
1.12
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
5.59
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
779
4.88
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.908
0.908
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.884
0.884
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.16
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2076
38.03
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6001
37.59
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
4
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
4.54
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
3.3
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.27
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.58
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.27
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.71
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.01
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.325
1.325
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1899
34.78
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5358
33.57
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.03
38.03
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.59
37.59

Fielding Stats for Dallas Braden and Kent Tekulve

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.72
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1051
6.58
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4311
27
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1437
9
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.58
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.3
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.05
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.87
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.71
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.74
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
2.63
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.14
93.14
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
97
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dallas Braden and Kent Tekulve

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
9400
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1050
4772.73
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
600
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
550
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
45.45
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
45.45
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
5.11
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
45.45
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
72.73
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
36.36
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.09
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
45.45
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-35.89
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.22
-19.17
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
27.27
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
61
277.27
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
2.16
2.16
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
22.73
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.55
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA