Dallas Braden vs. Rick Waits — Career Comparison

Dallas Braden
MillenialArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rick Waits
Baby BoomersGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Dallas Braden a clear advantage over Rick Waits across the core pitching metrics. Dallas Braden led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 130 vs 81), home run suppression (HR9+ 159 vs 119), and run prevention (ERA+ 119 vs 97). Rick Waits held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 86 vs 83). Dallas Braden was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Dallas Braden and Rick Waits

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.72
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
2
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
1.2
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.48
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.66
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.58
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.94
41.94
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.2
46.2
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.94
59.94
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.3
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
4.16
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
674
4.25
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4281
27
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1427
9
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
9.34
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
1514
9.55
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.34
9.34
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.82
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.69
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.58
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
3.58
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.21
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
5.59
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
659
4.16
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.908
0.908
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.23
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2076
38.03
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6152
38.8
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.28
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
4.54
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
741
4.67
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.27
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.4
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.21
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.71
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.02
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.459
1.459
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1899
34.78
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5475
34.53
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.8
38.8

Fielding Stats for Dallas Braden and Rick Waits

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.72
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
2
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
1.2
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4281
27
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1427
9
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.57
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.3
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.59
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.87
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
2.21
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.74
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
2.16
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.14
93.14
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.72
97.72
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.011
1.011
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.94
59.94
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dallas Braden and Rick Waits

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
94
9400
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
329
197400
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
400
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2400
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2400
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.36
-35.89
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.44
-263.73
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0