Dallas Braden vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Dallas Braden
MillenialArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dallas Braden built a career as a starting pitcher and Roy Thomas 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 walk avoidance (BB%+ 130 vs 90), home run suppression (HR9+ 159 vs 121), and run prevention (ERA+ 119 vs 100). Roy Thomas held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 109 vs 83). Role difference aside, Dallas Braden holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dallas Braden and Roy Thomas

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.72
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.48
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.66
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.94
41.94
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
4.16
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.82
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
9.34
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.34
9.34
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.82
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.71
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.58
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
4.21
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
5.59
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.908
0.908
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2076
38.03
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1799
38.61
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
4.54
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.36
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.71
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1899
34.78
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Dallas Braden and Roy Thomas

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.72
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.3
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.16
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
1.87
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.74
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.14
93.14
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.495
0.495
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dallas Braden and Roy Thomas

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
9400
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
3033.33
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
600
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
12.25
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-35.89
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.36
-5.98
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA