Dallas Braden vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Dallas Braden
MillenialArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dallas Braden built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Wilks as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ted Wilks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.26 and WHIP 1.221 compared to 4.16 and 1.335 for Dallas Braden. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dallas Braden and Ted Wilks

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.72
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.66
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.94
41.94
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
4.16
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510
9.34
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.34
9.34
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.82
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.58
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
2.79
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
5.59
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.908
0.908
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.16
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2076
38.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
4.54
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.71
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.325
1.325
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1899
34.78
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.03
38.03
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Dallas Braden and Ted Wilks

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.72
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1474
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.44
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.87
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.74
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.14
93.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dallas Braden and Ted Wilks

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
9400
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
385
982.98
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
525.96
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
68.94
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
15.3
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.6
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-35.89
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA