Dallas Braden vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Dallas Braden
MillenialArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dallas Braden built a career as a starting pitcher and Dale Thayer 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 91), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 115 vs 99), and run prevention (ERA+ 119 vs 117). Dale Thayer held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 83). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Dallas Braden.

Pitching Stats for Dallas Braden and Dale Thayer

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.72
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.48
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.66
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.61
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.94
41.94
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
4.16
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.47
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
9.34
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
8.55
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.34
9.34
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.82
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
2.58
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
5.59
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.908
0.908
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2076
38.03
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
4.54
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.71
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.57
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.325
1.325
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1899
34.78
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
34.08
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.03
38.03
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Dallas Braden and Dale Thayer

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.72
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.44
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.3
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.87
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.74
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.14
93.14
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dallas Braden and Dale Thayer

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
94
9400
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
400
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.36
-35.89
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA