Dallas Braden vs. Justin Topa — Career Comparison

Dallas Braden
MillenialArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Justin Topa
MillenialNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dallas Braden built a career as a starting pitcher and Justin Topa as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Justin Topa led in home run suppression (HR9+ 279 vs 159), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 133 vs 115), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 144 vs 130). Role difference aside, Justin Topa holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dallas Braden and Justin Topa

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.72
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
8.96
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.48
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.66
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.6
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.94
41.94
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.42
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
4.16
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.79
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
27
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
149.2
9
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
9.34
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
9.5
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.34
9.34
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.82
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.54
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
2.58
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.47
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.54
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
5.59
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
7.76
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.908
0.908
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.136
1.136
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.16
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.42
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2076
38.03
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
38.67
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.16
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
4.54
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
4.69
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.27
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.71
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.66
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1899
34.78
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
35.3
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.67
38.67

Fielding Stats for Dallas Braden and Justin Topa

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.72
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
8.96
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
27
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
149.2
9
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.96
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.3
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.5
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
1.87
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.77
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.74
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.47
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.14
93.14
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.13
89.13
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dallas Braden and Justin Topa

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
94
9400
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
89400
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
400
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.36
-35.89
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA