Dallas Braden vs. Wilbur Wood — Career Comparison

Dallas Braden
MillenialArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Wilbur Wood
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Dallas Braden a clear advantage over Wilbur Wood across the core pitching metrics. Dallas Braden led in home run suppression (HR9+ 159 vs 93), run prevention (ERA+ 119 vs 98), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 115 vs 95). Wilbur Wood held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 83 vs 83). Dallas Braden was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Dallas Braden and Wilbur Wood

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.72
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
651
2.18
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.48
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.55
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.66
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.52
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.94
41.94
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.25
51.25
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.62
45.62
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.38
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.08
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.19
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
4.16
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.24
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8052
27
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2684
9
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510
9.34
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2582
8.66
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.34
9.34
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.66
8.66
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.82
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.7
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
2.58
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
2.43
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.24
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
5.59
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1411
4.73
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.908
0.908
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.796
0.796
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.24
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.21
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2076
38.03
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11154
37.4
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
0.66
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
4.54
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1130
3.79
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.27
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.35
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.18
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.71
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.38
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.325
1.325
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1899
34.78
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10209
34.23
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.03
38.03
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.4
37.4

Fielding Stats for Dallas Braden and Wilbur Wood

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.72
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
651
2.18
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8055
27
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2685
9
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.44
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.28
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.3
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
1.75
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.87
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
621
2.08
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.74
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
2.03
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.14
93.14
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.75
97.75
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.932
0.932
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.62
45.62
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.09
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dallas Braden and Wilbur Wood

Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
9400
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
651
1025.2
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
381
600
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
322
507.09
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
42.52
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
39.37
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.15
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.15
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.43
5.39
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
45.67
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
75.59
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
17.32
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
20.47
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
37.8
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-35.89
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-9.85
-15.51
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
31.5
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
189
297.64
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
2.02
2.02
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
59.84
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
7
11.02
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100