Dallas Braden vs. Matt Williams — Career Comparison

Dallas Braden
MillenialArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Williams
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dallas Braden built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Williams 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 7 and 2.222 for Matt Williams. 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 Matt Williams

Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
1.72
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.48
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.66
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.94
41.94
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
4.16
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
9.34
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.34
9.34
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.82
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.58
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
5.59
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.908
0.908
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.222
2.222
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.16
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2076
38.03
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
46
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
4.54
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.27
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.71
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.222
2.222
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1899
34.78
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
32
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
46

Fielding Stats for Dallas Braden and Matt Williams

Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
1.72
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.44
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.3
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
1.87
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.74
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.14
93.14
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dallas Braden and Matt Williams

Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
9400
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
11
6600
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
400
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.36
-35.89
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA