Dallas Braden vs. Tony Watson — Career Comparison

Dallas Braden
MillenialArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tony Watson
MillenialIowaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Dallas Braden built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Watson 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 87), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 115 vs 93), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 130 vs 125). Tony Watson held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 91 vs 83). Role difference aside, Dallas Braden holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dallas Braden and Tony Watson

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.72
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
9.56
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.48
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.65
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.66
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.4
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.94
41.94
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.84
61.84
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.44
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
4.16
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.9
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1945
27
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
648.1
9
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510
9.34
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
7.33
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.34
9.34
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.33
7.33
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.82
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.87
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
2.58
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
2.42
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.28
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
5.59
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
7.91
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.908
0.908
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.148
1.148
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.16
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.46
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2076
38.03
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2620
36.37
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1.51
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
4.54
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
3.08
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.27
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.25
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.71
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.87
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.325
1.325
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1899
34.78
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2368
32.87
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.03
38.03
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.37
36.37

Fielding Stats for Dallas Braden and Tony Watson

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.72
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
9.56
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1945
27
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
648.1
9
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.56
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.3
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.37
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.87
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
2.03
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.74
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.93
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.14
93.14
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.21
95.21
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.202
0.202
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dallas Braden and Tony Watson

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
94
9400
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
689
37581.82
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
436.36
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
6.09
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-35.89
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.09
-4.89
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
381.82
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.57
1.57
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA