Dallas Braden vs. Bill Whitby — Career Comparison

Dallas Braden
MillenialArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Whitby
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dallas Braden built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Whitby as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dallas Braden posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.16 and WHIP 1.335 compared to 8.53 and 1.421 for Bill Whitby. By the career numbers, Dallas Braden had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dallas Braden and Bill Whitby

Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
1.72
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.68
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.48
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.66
Bill Whitby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.94
41.94
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
4.16
Bill Whitby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
8.53
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
27
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
9
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
9.34
Bill Whitby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
11.37
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.34
9.34
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.37
11.37
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.82
Bill Whitby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.26
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
2.58
Bill Whitby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.42
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Bill Whitby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Bill Whitby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
5.59
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.84
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.908
0.908
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.474
0.474
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Bill Whitby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.42
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
Bill Whitby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Bill Whitby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2076
38.03
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
38.37
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.42
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
4.54
Bill Whitby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
8.53
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.27
Bill Whitby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Bill Whitby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.71
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.421
1.421
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1899
34.78
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
36.95
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Bill Whitby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bill Whitby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03
Bill Whitby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.37
38.37

Fielding Stats for Dallas Braden and Bill Whitby

Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
1.72
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.68
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
27
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
9
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.44
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.3
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.42
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Bill Whitby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.87
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.42
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.74
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.42
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.14
93.14
Bill Whitby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dallas Braden and Bill Whitby

Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
9400
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2400
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
400
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.36
-35.89
Bill Whitby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bill Whitby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Whitby
Career
Per 600 PA