Dallas Braden vs. Mike Thurman — Career Comparison

Dallas Braden
MillenialArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Thurman
Gen XOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Dallas Braden a clear advantage over Mike Thurman across the core pitching metrics. Dallas Braden led in home run suppression (HR9+ 159 vs 102), walk avoidance (BB%+ 130 vs 106), and run prevention (ERA+ 119 vs 99). Mike Thurman held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 84 vs 83). Dallas Braden was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Dallas Braden and Mike Thurman

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.72
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.91
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.45
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.59
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.48
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.47
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.66
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.66
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.94
41.94
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.94
41.94
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.86
82.86
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
4.16
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
5.05
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1481
27
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
493.2
9
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
9.34
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
537
9.79
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.34
9.34
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.79
9.79
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.82
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.08
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.58
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
3.46
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.33
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
5.59
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
5.4
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.908
0.908
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.985
0.985
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.31
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.38
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2076
38.03
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2187
39.87
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
4.54
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
5.67
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.27
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.46
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.4
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.71
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.73
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.473
1.473
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1899
34.78
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1929
35.17
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.87
39.87

Fielding Stats for Dallas Braden and Mike Thurman

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.72
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.91
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.45
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.59
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1481
27
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
493.2
9
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.44
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.42
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.3
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.11
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.87
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.62
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.74
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.53
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.14
93.14
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.38
94.38
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.86
82.86
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dallas Braden and Mike Thurman

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
9400
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
406.45
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
600
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
507.1
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.48
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.48
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
1.56
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.48
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
46.45
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
23.23
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
23.23
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-35.89
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.34
-32.29
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.87
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
27.1
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
93
360
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
61.94
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA